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John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension: Now Here This
by Nenad Georgievski
Without a doubt, guitarist John McLaughlin is one of the most adventurous, unique and engaging musicians ever to pick up an electric guitar. The acclaim that has come his way during his long and illustrious history is almost unparalleled, as he has explored every corner of music, from jazz fusion and classical to electronic and world music. He's got an imaginative range and multi-genre facility that still distinguish him among many of today's contemporary players. But he never rests on ...
Continue ReadingJohn McLaughlin: Risk, Magic And Mystery
by Ian Patterson
Shortly after completing a successful European tour with the 4th Dimension, guitarist John McLaughlin has some time to put his well-traveled feet up at his home in Monaco and reflect on the evolution of this band, its second CD, Now Here This (Abstract Logix, 2012), and the mysteries of live performance. Yet, just two days before this phone interview took place, the great Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar passed away at the age of 92, and it seems more than ...
Continue ReadingJohn McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension: Now Here This
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ci sono diversi aspetti interessanti, e altri meno, in Now Here This, la nuova uscita dei 4th Dimension di John McLaughlin a due anni dal precedente To the One, nel quale figurava il batterista Mark Mondesir oggi sostituito dall'indiano Ranjit Barot. La band è una realtà tecnicamente formidabile e la sua forza espressiva lascia il segno in diverse occasioni nei cinquanta minuti di musica proposti, come nel brano d'apertura “Trancefusion," nel quale ogni componente riversa in musica un approccio deciso ...
Continue ReadingJohn McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension: Now Here This
by Ian Patterson
Guitarist John McLaughlin and his 4th Dimension group's studio debut, To The One (Abstract Logix, 2010), mined the past for inspiration. The spirit of saxophonist John Coltrane's A Love Supreme (Impulse!, 1965) drove McLaughlin's most charged electric playing in years, proving he'd lost none of his fire. Two years on, and McLaughlin's 4th Dimension returns another energetic set of strong compositions, less specifically inspired than To The One, but inspired nonetheless. McLaughlin's electric guitar and guitar-synthesizer swing between biting edge ...
Continue ReadingTony Williams Lifetime: Emergency!
by AAJ Italy Staff
Questo album ha rivoluzionato la musica del secolo scorso. L'affermazione è forte ma è certamente condivisa da buona parte della critica. Purtroppo è un album che non ha avuto invece grande successo di pubblico e speriamo che questa riedizione curata dalla meritoria etichetta inglese Esoteric possa, almeno in parte, sanare la situazione. Il giovane batterista Tony Williams era entrato nel quintetto di Miles Davis nel 1963, a diciassette anni, e aveva rivoluzionato il modo di suonare la batteria nel jazz ...
Continue ReadingJohn McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension: Philadelpha, PA November 12, 2010
by Linda Braceland
John McLaughlin & the 4th DimensionThe Keswick TheatreGlenside, PA 19038November 12, 2010 Guitarist John McLaughlin kicked off the US portion of his North American Tour Friday night in the Philadelphia area, at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA. Whether you are a fan of fusion, blues, rock or strictly jazz, there is no disputing the talent that appeared on the stage in the form of McLaughlin and his band, The 4th Dimension. This tour, which ...
Continue ReadingJohn McLaughlin & The 4th Diminsion: To The One
by Robert Bush
Iconic guitar virtuoso John McLaughlin has released his most consistently engaging disc in years. What makes it so? Well, his band is the same kind of highly skilled fusion unit as on many McLaughlin dates--nothing new there. The main difference seems to be a renewed commitment to the art of songwriting. Much more care has been invested in these pieces and it shows. McLaughlin has always created thick jazz-funk grooves to improvise over; now, those grooves have real, singable melodies. ...
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