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Medeski, Martin and Wood: A Retro Phenomenon for the New Millenium

by Mike Brannon
July 3, 2020

From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in April 1999. No, they're not a law firm, and though they're not yet a household word either, MMW is a trio of formidable sonic integrity and groove. 'Fronted' by Hammond B-3 organist John Medeski, the trio has been described as everything ...

Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio: Angels Around

by Geno Thackara
July 8, 2020

However much Kurt Rosenwinkel has audaciously wandered away from familiar tracks in his career, the spirit of jazz has always stayed central to his roots and his playing. For every surprising exploration such as the electronic Heartcore (Verve, 2003) or the richly dense Caipi (Heartcore, 2017), there's been a relatively straightforward jam or standards date for ...

New Jazz From London: Top 20 Paradigm Shifting Albums

by Chris May
June 1, 2020

After a lifetime trying to get on an equal footing with its American parent, British jazz has finally come of age. Since around 2015, a community of young, London-based musicians has forged a style which, while anchored in the American tradition, reflects the Caribbean and African cultural heritages of many of its vanguard players. The scene ...

A tribute to Tony Allen plus some new releases

by Bob Osborne
May 28, 2020

This week a tribute to the great Nigeria drummer, percussionist and songwriter Tony Allen. One of the main collaborators, and musical director, of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, he was a central figure in Afrobeat music. In later years he embraced a variety of musical styles, developed “Afrofunk" and worked with a ...

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 ...

Russian Guitar Virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko Nominated In The 18th Independent Music Awards

April 14, 2020

Multi-Award winning guitarist, bandleader and producer Roman Miroshnichenko was named by Music Resource Group (MRG) today as a Nominee in The 18th annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs). Nominated for the Best Compilation Album Category Roman's latest album “Top 10 Songs of 10 Years (Anthology)"—a compilation of ten selected original Award-winning compositions composed, produced and recorded ...

Jimmy Haslip: Amperes Beyond the BASSics, Part 2

by Jim Worsley
February 24, 2020

In case you missed it, Part One of my conversation with Jimmy Haslip covered a lot of ground and had a few good laughs along the way. Although we talked about the Yellowjackets, we delved more deeply into why and how he parted ways with the band some eight years ago. Haslip has been producing records ...

Dave Liebman: Earth

by Mike Jurkovic
February 22, 2020

It's taken over two tumultuous decades for Dave Liebman to fully realize and execute his poetic, elemental suite. Alongside Pat Metheny,Billy Hart, and Cecil McBee, Water: Giver of Life (Arkadia Jazz, 1997) birthed the the long journey. Teaming with violinist/sound engineer Walter Quintus for 2006's Air (Finetunes) led to 2016's free-jazz flame torch with Dave Holland, ...

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.

Jason Kao Hwang & Karl Berger: Conjure

by Mike Jurkovic
February 6, 2020

There is an adventurer's appeal when two free thinkers just pick up mid-stream and let the river carry them. Without label or structure constraint, life-preservers and the chronic happenstance which bars so many back from reaching beyond themselves, music emerges shaded by emotional time, humor, awareness, and mutual respect for each other's untapped potential.