 Between 1988-94, he did a lot of touring in Germany with Dick Heckstall-Smith, recording two albums as the Dick Heckstall-Smith / John Etheridge Band, "Live in Erlangen" and "Obsession Fees".Also in 1988 he made a duo record with New York guitarist Vic Juris, "Bohemia", toured with Biréli Lagrène, and played in the Elton Dean/John Etheridge Quartet with Fred Baker (bass) and Mark Fletcher (drums).In 1992, he joined violinist Nigel Kennedy's live band, playing on his albums "Kafka" (1996) and "The Kennedy Experience - The Music of Jimi Hendrix" (1998).