John McLaughlin

 

Artist:  John McLaughlin

Born:  January 4, 1942.  Doncaster, West Riding Of Yorkshire, England

Genre:  Jazz Fusion, Ethno Jazz, World Fusion, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Electric Blues, Nuevo Flamenco, Jazz Rock, Global Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Post Bop, Chamber Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Indian Classical, Classical

Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizeer

John McLaughlin is an English Guitarist, Bandleader, and Composer.  A pioneer of Jazz Fusion, His music combines elements of Jazz, with Rock, World Music, Indian Classical Music, Western Classical Music, Flamenco, and Blues.  In 1970, he formed Electric Band, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, performed a technically virtuosic  and complex style of music Electric Jazz Rock with Indian Influences.  His solo album Miles Beyond from his live at Ronnie Scott's won the 2018 Grammy Award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo.  He has been awarded multiple "Guitarist Of The Year" and "Best Jazz Guitarist" awards from magazines such as Downbeat and Guitar Player based on reader polls in 2003.  He was ranked 49th in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time".

Artist:  John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain

Title:  Is That So? (2020)

Genre:  Jazz Fusion, Ethno Jazz, World Fusion, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Electric Blues, Nuevo Flamenco, Jazz Rock, Global Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Post Bop, Chamber Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Indian Classical, Classical

Label:  Abstract Logix

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Kabir (7:27)

 2.  Sakhi (8:26)

 3.  The Search (8:32)

 4.  Tara (10:49)

 5.  The Guru (7:09)

 6.  The Beloved (9:25)

Personnel:

John McLaughlin:  Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Orchestration

Shankar Mahadevan:  Vocals

Zakir Hussain:  Tabla

Is That So? is the musical collaboration album by John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain, was released on January 17, 2020 by Abstract Logix, is new concept in the meeting of musicians, singers, percussionists and the musician cultures of the East and West to be musical horizons.