Jazz Articles about Five Peace Band

Chick Corea / John McLaughlin: Five Peace Band Live

by Chris Kompanek
January 13, 2010

From the psychedelic cover art to the expansive and innovative playing, Five Peace Band Live is a throwback to the great live albums Miles Davis made in the late-1960s-1970s, with some of the same musicians. Chick Corea and John McLaughlin actually met in 1969 during the recording sessions that would become the classic fusion albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew (both on Columbia). Thirty years later they play the title piece from the former on ...

The Five Peace Band at The Flynn, Burlington Vermont, May 1, 2009

by Doug Collette
May 21, 2009

The Five Peace Band Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington, Vermont May 1, 2009

The whole that is The Five Peace Band certainly seems to be less than the sum of its parts, at least as they played the final concert of their extended tour at The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts on May 1. And the most memorable moments actually came from the least illustrious names in the group.

John McLaughlin/Chick Corea: Five Peace Band, Montreal, Canada, April 28, 2009

by John Kelman
May 13, 2009

John McLaughlin / Chick Corea Five Peace BandSalle Wilfred-Pelletier Montreal, Canada April 28, 2009

The chance to experience the evolution of a one-time group over the course of a single tour is a rare one. Even if a live album is released, it's more often than not recorded towards the end of the tour, capturing the group at its supposed best. For legendary artists Chick Corea and John McLaughlin, however, it's no ...

Chick Corea / John McLaughlin: Five Peace Band Live

by John Kelman
April 22, 2009

Superstar collaborations often look good on paper but don't pan out in reality, so it's a real pleasure to see that the pairing of two modern legends--keyboardist Chick Corea and guitarist John McLaughlin--is far more than some marketing representative's wet dream. Teaming with three younger players who add their own cachet--saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta--Five Peace Band Live captures the group on the first leg of a nearly year-long tour, hot on the heels of ...

Five Peace Band

by Geoff Anderson
April 7, 2009

Five Peace Band Paramount Theatre Denver, CO March 25, 2009

The reunion of Chick Corea and John McLaughlin—together for the first substantial time since their days with Miles Davis recording In a Silent Way(Columbia, 1969) and Bitches Brew—may be the most obvious feature of their new collaboration, Five Peace Band; but anyone hoping for a throwback would be disappointed. Corea and McLaughlin have been around the musical world dozens of times since those days, ...