After several repeats of the riff, the music switches into a one-chord 4/4 jam with John Etheridge playing the lead solo on guitar.
Between 1989-93, he was a member of Danny Thompson's group Whatever, playing on the album Elemental (1990).
Many notable jazz musicians have played at the Vortex, including Last Amendment, F-IRE Collective, Derek Bailey, Kenny Wheeler, Evan Parker, John Etheridge, Tim Berne, Ian Shaw, Lianne Carroll and Django Bates.
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He is mostly known for his television music (Trinny & Susannah Undress, All About Me, Babyfather, etc...), but he also writes concert and commercially released music which has been played and broadcast around the world by performers like The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Courtney Pine, Leslie Howard (musician), John Etheridge, Christopher Warren-Green, Guy Pratt and The London Community Gospel Choir.
Guests on the album include drummer Pete Cater, guitarist John Etheridge (formerly of Soft Machine), arranger and trombonist Mike Gibbs (who has worked with Jan Akkerman, Peter Gabriel, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Jaco Pastorius), saxophonist John Helliwell (Supertramp), cellist Hugh McDowell (formerly of Electric Light Orchestra), and flautist Rowland Sutherland.