When John McLaughlin looked through his archives in preparation for an upcoming tour celebrating his pioneering Seventies jazz-rock outfit the Mahavishnu Orchestra, he was shocked by how out-there his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Although I've ended up ploughing this jazz-funk thing, my first fave band was Cream, then Hendrix. Then I discovered John ...

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English guitar pioneer John McLaughlin will join forces with Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring to celebrate the work of McLaughlin’s influential jazz-rock project, Mahavishnu Orchestra. The ...

Formed by John McLaughlin in 1971, the Mahavishnu Orchestra pioneered the fusion of jazz elements into rock music while still undeniably retaining the power and muscle of a full on rock band. With ...

Even if John McLaughlin had never released a single solo album or formed his pioneering fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra, he would still be regarded as a visionary who changed the game for guitarists ...

One inherent risk of any tribute band is excessively literal treatment of the material. Since forming the Mahavishnu Project to honor guitarist John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, drummer ...

The concert video triggered for me a number of memories about McLaughlin. I first heard him with Miles Davis in 1969 on the album In a Silent Way and as a member of The Tony Williams Lifetime group ...

A lot of people look back at '70s fusion with the same derision that still dogs disco, but the effects of both continue to be felt. The elements actually being "fused" in fusion are jazz and rock, two ...

When fans discuss the greatest guitar solos of all time, there is a list of iconic performances that always make the cut. While iconic solos from Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Brian May, and David Gilmour ...

Formed by John McLaughlin in 1971 the Mahavishnu Orchestra pioneered the fusion of jazz elements into rock music while still undeniably retaining the power and muscle of a full on rock band Band John ...