mahavishnu orchestra

John McLaughlin and his Mahavishnu Orchestra were, alongside Miles Davis, Return to Forever, and Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, the mightiest of the Four Horsemen of Jazz Fusion. When he burst on the scene in 1971 with this band,…

Consider the Source’s sixth studio release, You Are Literally a Metaphor is a creative picaresque, flushed with cultural influences, brought together in a thrilling narrative of layered instrumentation. The title, not to mention the…

"FUSION LIVES!" This was the mantra repeated by an enthused patron during breaks between songs at The Egg on Thursday, November 2nd. Few would disagree with her this evening, one that included the legendary and inspired sounds of Mahavishnu…

Jimmy Herring and the Invisible Whip struck the match. John McLaughlin and the Fourth Dimension fanned the flames. Together, using material from a 45 year old band, McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, they built a blazing fire inside the…