Back in 1971, when guitar-god John McLaughlin left Miles Davis and (Tony William’s Lifetime) to form the groundbreaking Mahavishnu Orchestra, he was the first to combine the fire of Hendrix-drenched ...

Over thirty years ago the original Mahavishnu Orchestra was making big waves in the music world. The band, led by the legendary English jazz guitarist John McLaughlin, had an album on the Billboard ...

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Rival Sons vocalist Jay Buchanan believes the Mahavishnu Orchestra aren't everyday listening – but he and bandmate Scott Holiday still find inspiration in John McLaughlin’s confidence and ambition.

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Rick Laird, the bassist and founding member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, has died at the age of 80. News of his death was made known through several social media tributes by his bandmates. No cause of ...

When fans discuss the greatest guitar solos of all time, there is a list of iconic performances that always make the cut. While iconic solos from Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Brian May, and David Gilmour ...

When John McLaughlin looked through his archives in preparation for an upcoming tour celebrating his pioneering Seventies jazz-rock outfit the Mahavishnu Orchestra, he was shocked by how out-there his ...

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Rick Laird, whose bass guitar skills graced a number of jazz rock’s most prominent fusion bands in the 1970s, died Sunday at age 80. No cause of death was given, but he recently had entered hospice ...

Rick Laird performs as part of the Mahavishnu Orchestra in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1973. Credit: vCaem/Hanekroot/Redferns Rick Laird, best known as a founding member of the jazz fusion band ...