John McLaughlin, also previously known as Mahavishnu, is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion, his music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Western c
John McLaughlin performing on Chick Corea's 75th birthday at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City on 10 December 2016
McLaughlin performing in The Netherlands, 1978
John McLaughlin, Circus Krone-Bau, Munich, West Germany, 9 June 1973
Left to right: Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucía performing in Barcelona, Spain in the 1980s
Shakti was a fusion band founded by English guitarist John McLaughlin and Indian violinist L. Shankar with percussionists Zakir Hussain and Vikku Vinayakram. Initially formed in 1973 under the name “T
John McLaughlin (musician)
…technically virtuosic and complex style of music that fused electric jazz and rock with Classical, Indian and other influences. In 1974, he helped found Shakti, a seminal Indian-Jazz rock fusion band with Indian violinist L. Shankar and percussionists Zakir Hussain and Vikku Vinayakram. McLaughlin's solo on…
Turiyananda Sangit (1975) poster featuring John McLaughlin, L. Shankar & R.Raghavan.
Shakti performing with Larry Coryell, standing in for John (who had injured his hand) at a concert in India in 1982