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Jeff Beck: Performing This Week... Live At Ronnie Scott's
by John Kelman
Of the trifecta of British “guitar gods" that emerged in the late-'60s--Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page--Beck is the one who, regardless of style, has best embodied the spirit of jazz. His performances are always chancy propositions because he's always been about taking great risks, and they don't always work. Whether or not Beck's shows ...
The Story of Jazz Guitar
by AAJ Staff
While in its early days, jazz guitar was considered a rhythm instrument alongside the banjo of Dixieland. In 1940, Charlie Christian and his Gibson ES-150 changed that and elevated guitar to lead instrument status alongside the saxophone and trumpet--instruments that could acoustically cut through the sound of a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. Here, we encapsulate some of ...
Abstract Logix Announces Plans for John McLaughlin and 4th Dimension Live DVD
Cary, NC - Abstract Logix is announcing that it will be releasing a DVD of the live performance of John McLaughlin’s and his fusion-filled 4th Dimension band filmed in Belgrade during the group’s last European tour. The official street date for the DVD will be sometime in April. However, the DVD will be available for sale ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: John McLaughlin
All About Jazz is celebrating John McLaughlin's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY John McLaughlinJohn McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with the electric group of Miles Davis in the late 1960s... more
Floating Point
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Released: 2008
Track listing: Abbaji (for Ustad Alla Rakha); Raju; Maharina; Off the One; The Voice; Inside out; 1 4 U; Five Peace Band.
John McLaughlin's "Floating Point" Receives Grammy Nomination
(Los Angeles, CA) - The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Organization has announced that guitarist John McLaughlin's Floating Point (2008 Abstract Logix Records) has been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Winners will be announced on February 8, 2009. Floating Point was recorded in India for Abstract Logix Records and MediaStarz. ...
Claude Pauly: Mind Meets Matter
by Ian Patterson
Legions of saxophonists were mesmerized by the sound of Lester Young and Charlie Parker and to this day, John Coltrane; for trumpeters, Miles Davis continues to ensnare many, and for fusion guitarists John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth continue to fascinate. As a bright light does moths, they are sucked in, and if not careful, their own ...
Claude Pauly: Mind Meets Matter
by John Kelman
What do you get when you combine the heavy metal bebop lines of Scott Henderson, the inestimable chops of Frank Gambale, the close harmonic voicings of Allan Holdsworth, the occasional rough edges of John McLaughlin and a tinge of Latin affect? Guitarist Claude Pauly, on his debut, Mind Meets Matter, comes close to answering that question, ...
