Mahavishnu orchestra biography of william shakespeare
John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, Shakti etc) gave some guitar Lessons to Both Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones when they were all teenagers.
Founded in late by three stars of the jazz world—keyboardist Joe Zawinul, saxophonist.!
Mahavishnu Orchestra
American jazz fusion band
The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a jazz fusion band formed in New York City in , led by English guitarist John McLaughlin.[1] The group underwent several line-up changes throughout its history across its two periods of activity, from to and from to [2] With its first line-up consisting of musicians Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, and Rick Laird, the band received its initial acclaim for its complex, intense music consisting of a blend of Indian classical music, jazz, and psychedelic rock as well as its dynamic live performances between and [3][4] Many members of the band have gone on to acclaimed careers of their own in the jazz and jazz fusion genres.
History
– First incarnation
By mid, McLaughlin had been a member of Miles Davis' band and Tony Williams' Lifetime, and released three solo albums. He then set about forming his own jazz fusion group, the first line-up of which fea