John McLaughlin News » Interviews http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news Official web news of John McLaughlin Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:38:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Interview for Guitar International: John McLaughlin: Musical and Spiritual Connection http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/06/04/interview-for-guitar-international-john-mclaughlin-musical-and-spiritual-connection/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/06/04/interview-for-guitar-international-john-mclaughlin-musical-and-spiritual-connection/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:19:41 +0000 John Bouchet http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/?p=371 Played with Miles Davis, check. Helped invent the jazz-fusion movement and played on the genre’s most important album, check. Introduced millions of Western listeners to the wonders of Indian classical music and improvisation, check. Exponentially raised the level of rhythmic diversity in jazz, check. Recorded one of the most commercially successful jazz albums of all time while simultaneously making people rethink the acoustic guitar’s role in modern music, check.

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]]> http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/06/04/interview-for-guitar-international-john-mclaughlin-musical-and-spiritual-connection/feed/ 2 Interview with John in Vienna http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/05/25/interview-with-john-in-vienna/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/05/25/interview-with-john-in-vienna/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 08:23:30 +0000 John Bouchet http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/?p=364

]]> http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/05/25/interview-with-john-in-vienna/feed/ 2 A review of John’s concert in London by the Financial Times http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/05/21/a-review-of-johns-concert-in-london-by-the-financial-times/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/05/21/a-review-of-johns-concert-in-london-by-the-financial-times/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 12:21:53 +0000 John Bouchet http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/?p=362 Not too much has changed in John McLaughlin’s music since his pioneering days on the cusp of the 1970s. He was the guitarist on Miles Davis’s first electric albums and with the power trio Lifetime; he was also the innovative world-fusion bandleader of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and, in 1973, the acoustic band Shakti. He still crams Indian-inflected scales into neatly defined spaces with a blues musician’s tone and extraordinary technical prowess.

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]]> http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/05/21/a-review-of-johns-concert-in-london-by-the-financial-times/feed/ 0 Interview with John in Coutances (France) http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/05/18/interview-with-john-in-coutances-france/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/05/18/interview-with-john-in-coutances-france/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 08:35:39 +0000 John Bouchet http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/?p=360 Exceptionnel ! Et le mot est faible de l’avis de tous ceux qui étaient présents ce matin au château d’Agneaux pour la conférence de presse de John McLaughlin. Cette véritable légende de la musique qui a joué avec les plus grands, de Carlos Santana à Jimi Hendrix, en passant par Tony Williams, Paco de Lucia… est apparu aux yeux de tous comme un homme humble, calme, réfléchi et intelligent, se pliant au jeu de la mise en scène pour une émission tournée par la chaîne Mezzo, jouant aussi les traducteurs auprès de ses musiciens car l’artiste parle un français parfait. Interview…

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]]> http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/04/30/jazzwize-may-2010/feed/ 1 Interview with Charles DubruelleDeghelt (12 years old) for l’express http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/04/30/interview-with-charles-dubruelledeghelt-12-years-old-for-lexpress/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/04/30/interview-with-charles-dubruelledeghelt-12-years-old-for-lexpress/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:56:49 +0000 John Bouchet http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/?p=334
JOHN McLAUGHLIN INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE – introduction
envoyé par LEXPRESS. – Clip, interview et concert.

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]]> http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2010/04/30/interview-with-charles-dubruelledeghelt-12-years-old-for-lexpress/feed/ 0 Barry Cleveland: Lunch With John McLaughlin http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2009/04/01/barry-cleveland-lunch-with-john-mclaughlin/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2009/04/01/barry-cleveland-lunch-with-john-mclaughlin/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:34:00 +0000 John Bouchet http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/?p=191 March 26, 2009—John McLaughlin and Chick Corea were in Berkeley last weekend for a sold out Saturday performance at Zellerbach Hall with their Five Peace Band, which also features bassist Christian McBride, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, and alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett. 

 

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]]> http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2009/04/01/barry-cleveland-lunch-with-john-mclaughlin/feed/ 2 Latest press reviews http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2008/07/24/latest-press-reviews/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2008/07/24/latest-press-reviews/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:50:08 +0000 John Bouchet http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/en_GB/?p=90 1.  Floating Point reaches No 2. on XM Satellite Radio : Beyond Jazz show by Russ Davis. Americas most popular listening station. 
     Chart Link : http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/beyondjazz_chart.pdf
 
2.   5 Star Review in Guardian (UK)
      Link : http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/guardian-276.jpg
 
3.    4 Star Review in the Financial Times (UK)
       Link: http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/financial-times-286.jpg

4.   Guitar Player Interview on Floating Point by Anil Prasad
      Link   http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/john-mclaughlin/may-08/35319
 
5.   All About Jazz Features on Floating Point and Meeting of the Minds
      Link : http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=29357
            http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=29540
            www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=29562
 
6. Global Rhythm Interview of John McLaughlin in the August/Sep Issue hitting stores in Mid July
 
 
 
 

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]]> http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2008/06/04/the-dozens-john-mclaughlin-on-standards-interview-by-walter-kolosky/feed/ 1 Interview of John McLaughlin in Monaco for the 4th Dimension concert http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2008/05/09/interview-of-john-mclaughlin-in-monaco-for-the-4th-dimension-concert/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2008/05/09/interview-of-john-mclaughlin-in-monaco-for-the-4th-dimension-concert/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 11:57:31 +0000 John Bouchet http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/news/2008/05/09/interview-of-john-mclaughlin-in-monaco-for-the-4th-dimension-concert/ The video is in French.

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