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John McLaughlin

Born: January 4, 1942

John McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is ajazz fusion guitar player from Doncaster, Yorkshire inEngland. He came to prominence with the electric groupof Miles Davis in the late 1960s, and with other well-known players such as Chick Corea and Tony Williams.

Before moving to the United States, McLaughlinrecorded Extrapolation (with Tony Oxley andJohn Surman) in 1969. The album showcasedMcLaughlin as a guitarist of great technical virtuosity,power, speed, and inventiveness (such as the ability toplay in odd meters).

He moved to the United States in 1969 to join TonyWilliams's group Lifetime. He subsequently played withMiles Davis on his landmark albums In A SilentWay, Bitches Brew (which has a tracknamed after him), Big Fun (where he isfeatured soloist on "Go Ahead John") and A Tributeto Jack Johnson. Davis paid tribute to him in theliner notes to Jack Johnson, callingMcLaughlin's playing "far in." He returned to the Davisband for one recorded night of a week-long club date,which was released as part of the albumLive/Evil.

Coherence

By Cindy Blackman Santana

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Illumination; Blue Whale; The Message Is Love; Coherence Tapestry; Coherence; The Coherence Embrace; Peace Please; Psychedelic Movie House; Guitar Love; Capri; SyZyGy; Circe; Eclipse; Soon A Queen; Sunday; Music; Sanctuary.

Tony Williams Lifetime Emergency! Reference: With John McLaughlin & Larry Young

By Tony Williams

Label: thingamajig
Released: 2026
Track listing: Emergency; Beyond Games; Where; Vashkar; Via The Spectrum Road; Spectrum; Sangria For Three; Something Spiritual.

Next In Line

By Bob Holz

Label: MVD Audio
Released: 2026
Track listing: 1.Jammin Man-5:04 2.Shooting Range-4:24 3.World Turned Upside Down-6:07 4.Eleven High-3:21 5.Larry’s Blues-6:33 6.Flat Out-6:31 7.Better Try-3:55 8.The Tunnel-5:02 9.Silverthorne-6:22 10.Moving Eyes-4:19

John Scofield: Meant To Be

by John Ephland
October 5, 2026

When John Scofield and I met, in his Vancouver hotel room in June, 1990 on the occasion of the fifth annual du Maurier Ltd., International Jazz Festival, the conversation started with talk of his then-current band and his Blue Note debut, Time On My Hands (Blue Note Records, 1990). By this point, Sco, who ...

A Language of His Own: Bill Frisell on Dave Holland

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 1, 2026

As part of our Celebration of Dave Holland, we invited Bill Frisell to share a few thoughts about a musician who has been an important part of his musical world for decades. Bill had rather a lot to say, and it seemed a shame to stop at a few thoughts. So, rather than squeezing ...

Dave Holland: Freedom Call

by Angelo Leonardi
October 1, 2026

On the occasion of Dave Holland's 80th birthday, Edition Records releases Freedom Call, a box set comprising six LPs and three CDs, also available for streaming, bringing together previously unreleased live recordings by three pivotal formations in his career: the sextet with Mulgrew Miller, Alex Sipiagin, Antonio Hart, Robin Eubanks and Eric Harland; the quintet with ...

Happy 100th Birthday John Coltrane! His Music, Performed by Him and by Sonny Fortune, Bobby Watson, Stanley Turrentine, and Others

by David W. Daniels
September 29, 2026

Honoring the music and legacy of John Coltrane the day after his 100th birthday. In addition to the artists named in the title interpreting his music, we've included music about Coltrane ("Lady Day and John Coltrane," Giacomo Gates) and music not written by him but associated strongly with him ("Afro Blue" and “Bemsha Swing").Playlist ...

Dave Holland: Freedom Call

by Angelo Leonardi
September 28, 2026

In occasione dell'ottantesimo compleanno di Dave Holland, la Edition Records pubblica Freedom Call, un cofanetto di sei LP, tre CD e in streaming, che riunisce inediti live di tre formazioni fondamentali della sua carriera: il sestetto con Mulgrew Miller, Alex Sipiagin, Antonio Hart, Robin Eubanks ed Eric Harland, la formazione che aveva inciso Pass It On; ...

John Coltrane At 100: A Global Perspective

by Ian Patterson
September 23, 2026

With the advent of his birth centenary, John William Coltrane is on our minds again. But then he nearly always is. His influence on generations of saxophonists is palpable. For countless musicians the term “Coltranesque" can be a badge of honor or a millstone around the neck. With the exception perhaps of Miles Davis--whose centenary also ...