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RON ESCHETÉ (pronounced ESH-tay) is the consummate master of the seven-string guitar.Whether he is playing bebop, ballads or blues he is a musically sophisticated guitarist who plays with grace and dignity.
"Escheté is one of the finest jazz guitarists in L.A. – no small achievement in a region dense with superb players," saysJim Ferguson of Jazz Times.
His deft and nimble fingers paint a spectrum of sound so rich that his voicings are often compared with those of a pianist. 20th Century Guitar likens his sound to that of the great Bill Evans.
Escheté was born in 1948 in Houma, Louisiana, and not surprisingly his early influences were jazz masters Jim Hall, Howard Roberts and Wes Montgomery. After receiving his first guitar at the age of 14, Escheté joined a quartet and was working clubs in Louisiana before he had even graduated from high school. He attended Loyola University where he majored in classical guitar and minored in flute. While there he studied with classical guitarist Paul Guma.
Shortly after Escheté left Loyola he was tapped to tour with Buddy Greco. While on tour with Greco, Escheté set his sites on the Los Angeles music scene. In 1970 Escheté relocated to California, working and recording with vibist Dave Pike. Then in 1975 he joined forces with pianist Gene Harris and quickly establish his reputation as a premier accompanist. Over the decades Escheté has worked with the greatest artists in jazz including: Ella Fitzgerald; Sarah Vaughn; Diana Krall; Dizzy Gillespie; Milt Jackson; Ray Brown and many more.
Escheté has appeared on the Tonight Show with Diana Krall, the Merv Griffin Show with the Mort Lindsey Orchestra, the Mike Douglas Show with Buddy Greco.
JOHN URBAN was selected as the bassist for the 2010 Disneyland All American College Band. Received the "Friends of Jazz" Scholarship Awards between 2005-2010 while a student at Cal State Fullerton.
John has worked with artists such as John Clayton, Steve Houghton, Greg Fields, Scotty Barnhart, Snooky Young, John Riley, Dave Liebman, Bob Mintzer, Bill Cunliffe, David Binney, Peter Erskine, Bruce Foreman, Ron King, Ron Stout, Ron McCurdy, Gary Foster, and many more.
JOHN FERRARO has been playing drums since he was five years old. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, to a trumpet playing father and a piano playing mother, music is in his genes as well as his soul. His early idols and influences include: Ginger Baker, John Bonham, Joe Morello, Buddy Rich, Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts and Tony Williams.
John attended Orange Coast College and Cal State Long Beach where he was a member of the Jazz Ensemble and earned top honors as an instrumentalist. He landed his first professional gig at Disneyland for the newly opened Space Mountain attraction where he worked for four years.
John toured domestically and internationally with Larry Carlton for 18 years. He also circled the globe with Barry Manilow’s world tour, and enjoyed playing for Biff Baby’s All-Stars, a loose aggregate of top flight jamming buddies formed by Sterling “Biff” Ball, President of the Ernie Ball Company. Over the course of the last 30 years, John has also had the pleasure of working with such notable artists as Carl Anderson, David Benoit, George Benson, Debbie Boone, Vikki Carr, Randi Crawford, Robben Ford, Jay Graydon, Abraham Laboriel, Albert Lee, Steve Lukather, Keiko & Kazu Matsui, Steve Morse, Aaron Neville, Carlos Rios, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Sembello, Umberto Tozzi, Leslie Ugum, Eddie Van Halen, Carl Verheyen, Kirk Whalum, and Tim Weisberg.
Ferraro preformed for the 2001–2002 critically acclaimed LION KING at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, and kept the beat for NBC’s FRAISER show for ten years. He was also recently featured on all 5 of Rod Stewart’s Standards album.
Most recent recordings include Tak Matsumoto’s Blue Horizon release and Takuro’s album. He is also producing and playing on a new album with long time friends Sterling Ball, Albert Lee, Steve Morse, Jay Graydon, Steve Vai, Jim Cox. John is a featured artist on the ILIO SPECTRASONICS loop sample library. Most recent tours have been with Burt Bacharach the last 4 years.
Other recent projects include soundtrack for ANCHORMAN 2, MIKE LOVE from the Beach Boys, Polish singer SEWERYN KRAJEWSKI from the group RED GUITAR. KENNY FINE solo Album, DEMISHARPS Christmas album 2016 were John helped played on all the tracks and helped produce.
John’s resume also sports a wide range of studio work. He performs as a session musician for film, television shows, and commercials. His music library credits include tracks for Bronx Zoo, ESPN, The Gambler, Star Search, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Rolling Vengeance, The Young & The Restless, The Warriors, Acura, Budweiser, Honda, McDonalds, Miller Beer, Nissan, Verizon, Chevrolet, Nationwide Insurance, Carls Jr., Dish network, Tresiba, Dove Chocolate and many more.
RON ESCHETÉ (pronounced ESH-tay) is the consummate master of the seven-string guitar.Whether he is playing bebop, ballads or blues he is a musically sophisticated guitarist who plays with grace and dignity.
"Escheté is one of the finest jazz guitarists in L.A. – no small achievement in a region dense with superb players," saysJim Ferguson of Jazz Times.
His deft and nimble fingers paint a spectrum of sound so rich that his voicings are often compared with those of a pianist. 20th Century Guitar likens his sound to that of the great Bill Evans.
Escheté was born in 1948 in Houma, Louisiana, and not surprisingly his early influences were jazz masters Jim Hall, Howard Roberts and Wes Montgomery. After receiving his first guitar at the age of 14, Escheté joined a quartet and was working clubs in Louisiana before he had even graduated from high school. He attended Loyola University where he majored in classical guitar and minored in flute. While there he studied with classical guitarist Paul Guma.
Shortly after Escheté left Loyola he was tapped to tour with Buddy Greco. While on tour with Greco, Escheté set his sites on the Los Angeles music scene. In 1970 Escheté relocated to California, working and recording with vibist Dave Pike. Then in 1975 he joined forces with pianist Gene Harris and quickly establish his reputation as a premier accompanist. Over the decades Escheté has worked with the greatest artists in jazz including: Ella Fitzgerald; Sarah Vaughn; Diana Krall; Dizzy Gillespie; Milt Jackson; Ray Brown and many more.
Escheté has appeared on the Tonight Show with Diana Krall, the Merv Griffin Show with the Mort Lindsey Orchestra, the Mike Douglas Show with Buddy Greco.
JOHN URBAN was selected as the bassist for the 2010 Disneyland All American College Band. Received the "Friends of Jazz" Scholarship Awards between 2005-2010 while a student at Cal State Fullerton.
John has worked with artists such as John Clayton, Steve Houghton, Greg Fields, Scotty Barnhart, Snooky Young, John Riley, Dave Liebman, Bob Mintzer, Bill Cunliffe, David Binney, Peter Erskine, Bruce Foreman, Ron King, Ron Stout, Ron McCurdy, Gary Foster, and many more.
JOHN FERRARO has been playing drums since he was five years old. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, to a trumpet playing father and a piano playing mother, music is in his genes as well as his soul. His early idols and influences include: Ginger Baker, John Bonham, Joe Morello, Buddy Rich, Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts and Tony Williams.
John attended Orange Coast College and Cal State Long Beach where he was a member of the Jazz Ensemble and earned top honors as an instrumentalist. He landed his first professional gig at Disneyland for the newly opened Space Mountain attraction where he worked for four years.
John toured domestically and internationally with Larry Carlton for 18 years. He also circled the globe with Barry Manilow’s world tour, and enjoyed playing for Biff Baby’s All-Stars, a loose aggregate of top flight jamming buddies formed by Sterling “Biff” Ball, President of the Ernie Ball Company. Over the course of the last 30 years, John has also had the pleasure of working with such notable artists as Carl Anderson, David Benoit, George Benson, Debbie Boone, Vikki Carr, Randi Crawford, Robben Ford, Jay Graydon, Abraham Laboriel, Albert Lee, Steve Lukather, Keiko & Kazu Matsui, Steve Morse, Aaron Neville, Carlos Rios, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Sembello, Umberto Tozzi, Leslie Ugum, Eddie Van Halen, Carl Verheyen, Kirk Whalum, and Tim Weisberg.
Ferraro preformed for the 2001–2002 critically acclaimed LION KING at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, and kept the beat for NBC’s FRAISER show for ten years. He was also recently featured on all 5 of Rod Stewart’s Standards album.
Most recent recordings include Tak Matsumoto’s Blue Horizon release and Takuro’s album. He is also producing and playing on a new album with long time friends Sterling Ball, Albert Lee, Steve Morse, Jay Graydon, Steve Vai, Jim Cox. John is a featured artist on the ILIO SPECTRASONICS loop sample library. Most recent tours have been with Burt Bacharach the last 4 years.
Other recent projects include soundtrack for ANCHORMAN 2, MIKE LOVE from the Beach Boys, Polish singer SEWERYN KRAJEWSKI from the group RED GUITAR. KENNY FINE solo Album, DEMISHARPS Christmas album 2016 were John helped played on all the tracks and helped produce.
John’s resume also sports a wide range of studio work. He performs as a session musician for film, television shows, and commercials. His music library credits include tracks for Bronx Zoo, ESPN, The Gambler, Star Search, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Rolling Vengeance, The Young & The Restless, The Warriors, Acura, Budweiser, Honda, McDonalds, Miller Beer, Nissan, Verizon, Chevrolet, Nationwide Insurance, Carls Jr., Dish network, Tresiba, Dove Chocolate and many more.
