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Live Review

Montreux Jazz Artists Autumn of Music

by Martin McFie
October 26, 2020

The Montreux Palace Autumn of Music Montreux Switzerland 12-17 October 2020 The obvious, burning question for Montreux Jazz Festival press officer Marc Zendrini, concerned plans for the Festival in 2021. He replied “We have safe possibilities for outside performance next summer, all along the lakefront. But for which artists, on what dates, with which airline? It's all too early to tell." The 2020 Montreux Jazz Festival was cancelled in April but the virtual version attracted ...

Interview

John McLaughlin: Where The Muse Leads

by Mike Jacobs
September 24, 2020

John McLaughlin--Miles Davis protégé. Jazz/rock revolutionary. East-meets-West visionary. Acoustic, electric and electronic guitar maestro. Now elder statesman of jazz--what is there left to say? A lot it seems... As a septuagenarian who was facing debilitating hand issues--and possibly the end of his playing career--he was starting to say his farewells to touring only a few years ago. Now he seems a man brimming with hope over his miraculous rebound and new musical inspirations--even while addressing the ...

Radio & Podcasts

John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra (1969 - 1972)

by Russell Perry
April 21, 2020

British guitarist John McLaughlin contributed to creating the bold new sound of Miles Davis's great proto-fusion works, In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. He was a member of what could be the first great fusion band, Tony Williams' Lifetime, and then founded what Ben Ratliff describes as “the ideal band for the time," the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Playlist Host Intro 0:00 John McLaughlin Quartet “Binky's Beam" from Extrapolation (Polydor) 3:31 John McLaughlin Quartet “Peace Piece" from Extrapolation (Polydor) ...

Album Review

John McLaughlin Shankar Mahadevan Zakir Hussain: Is That So?

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by Ian Patterson
February 3, 2020

When mandolinist Uppalapu Srinivas passed away in 2014 it seemed to signal the end of Remember Shakti. A great loss to music on both scores. Five years later, in early 2019, the band reformed with violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan for a one-off concert in India, sparking a new lease of life for the band. And many, no doubt, will eagerly seize upon this John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan project as a scaled down Remember Shakti. After all, from the ...

Album Review

John McLaughlin: John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring - Live in San Francisco

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by Mike Jacobs
September 8, 2018

If you're a concert-goer of a certain age (and ilk), 2017 and early 2018 have proven fairly remarkable. Whether “last waltzes," overdue reunions or just plain old-school tenacity, many titans and heroes of the jazz-rock/prog era--such as Brand X, King Crimson, Soft Machine and The Dixie Dregs--have been making the rounds in some major markets and stomping the terra. But foremost among them all may have been the John McLaughlin / Jimmy Herring Meeting of the Spirits tour.

Interview

John McLaughlin on the Mystery of Creativity, Inspiration, & Music

by Alan Bryson
February 21, 2018

Improvised music within a sophisticated framework is one if the primary hallmarks of jazz. World class improvisation requires split second reactions, mental agility, dexterity, and the emotive soul of an artist. As a testament to his age defying vitality, on January 29, 2018 at the age of 76, John McLaughlin won a Grammy® Award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo at the 60th Annual Grammy® Awards. This was his pitch perfect acceptance: “Winning a Grammy is a wonderful ...

Year in Review

10 Most Read Articles: 2017

by Michael Ricci
December 31, 2017

All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles listed below represent our top ten published in 2017. Interview John McLaughlin's American Farewell Tour with Jimmy Herring by Alan Bryson Published: September 5, 2017 Building a Jazz Library Forget Old Europe: 15 European Jazz Musicians You Need To Know About by Enrico Bettinello Published: August 16, 2017 DVD/Film Reviews Bill ...