Ronald Patrick Escheté (born August 19, 1948) is an American seven-string jazz guitarist.
In the mid 1970s, he began teaching at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and in the 1990s at California State University at Long Beach.
He has written several instruction books, such as The Jazz Guitar Soloist and Melodic Chord Phrases.
[2] His early influences were jazz guitarists Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, and Howard Roberts.
He has played with Ray Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, and Diana Krall.