Guitarist Shane Theriot's Highway 90 is an original mix of fusion, New Orleans second line and jazz/rock grooves beneath burning guitar lines. Imagine if Jeff Beck and Scott Henderson had grown up in New Orleans... allaboutjazz.com

   Guitarist/composer Shane Theriot (pronounced Terry-o) hails from the New Orleans area and has been playing guitar since age 11. A top honors GIT grad that was recommended for a teaching position by Scott Henderson at age 20, Shane briefly taught at the Atlanta Institute of Music before making a move to Nashville, where he lived and worked for 8 years before moving back to New Orleans...

...All of his acclaimed solo records (Hwy 90, The Grease Factor and the most recent Dirty Power) feature burning guitar lines behind the hottest rhythm sections in New Orleans while showcasing his great compositional abilities. (Dweezil Zappa recently chose the composition ‘Shrimp Boots’ from The Grease Factor the winner hands down of the Broadjam Solo Contest out of nearly 500 contestants)...
 
...As a guitarist, Shane has worked on Grammy Winning and Grammy Nominated recordings and appeared on many Television shows including Late Night with David Letterman, Jay Leno, Today Show, Good Morning America, Soul Train and Sessions at West 54th...

...As a composer, Shane’s music has been featured in many television shows including Food Network, MTV, VH1 and The Discovery Channel...

...As a solo artist, his 3 solo recordings, Hwy 90, The Grease Factor and Dirty Power have received acclaimed praise worldwide...

...Shane has also written instructional books, including "New Orleans Funk Guitar” for Warner bros. publications and been featured as a contributor to guitar player magazine...

...He has appeared in Guitar Player, Guitar World, rolling Stone, Downbeat, Modern Drummer and many other publications...

"(Hwy 90) is a CD that I’m real proud to have been a part of-a great record”
~ Victor Wooten

"Harmonic underpinnings run deep in Theriot’s hands - even a simple blues becomes a canvas for colorful extensions and unique voicings”
~ Guitar Player Magazine