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John McLaughlin -- Political Commentator Dead at 89

3023 days ago
TMZLegendary political commentator Dr. John McLaughlin -- whose long-running show inspired famous SNL spoofs -- has died ... just days after missing his program for the first time ever. "The McLaughlin Group" -- a round table political discussion --… ... more info

Preston/Glasgow/Lowe: Preston Glasgow Lowe review – virtuoso note-rammed fusion

3112 days ago
Guardian Music(Whirlwind)An eponymously titled debut album for this virtuosic UK trio, after four years on the road in which guitarist David Preston, six-string electric bassist Kevin Glasgow and drummer Laurie Lowe have developed tightly note-rammed fusion in Joh... more info

See Aretha Franklin Sing Prince's 'Purple Rain' at White House

3130 days ago
Rolling StonePresident Barack Obama and the White House celebrated International Jazz Day Saturday with an all-star concert that featured jazz legends like Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin and Chick Corea and contemporary jazz musicians like Robe... more info

Tilson Thomas leads London Symphony in victory lap at Disney Hall

3533 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentMichael Tilson Thomas and the London Symphony Orchestra go back a long way. One of their earliest collaborations was a terrific 1974 album with guitarist John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra called "Apocalypse," now seen as a landmark of jazz... more info

Critic's Pick: Anthony Wilson's Seasons Guitar Quartet

4204 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissConsider an all-guitar jazz quartet and it's easy for your mind to conjure images of fingers burning up and down fretboards with the kind of mind-scrambling fireworks that've made heroes out of Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin. more info

London jazz festival 2012: sounds from the new Europe

4393 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom France to Finland, a new wave of European musicians are taking jazz on a journey into uncharted watersSix days into this year's London jazz festival, and plenty of big stars on big stages – from Imelda May and even Boy George on the jazz perip... more info

Carlos Santana to publish memoir

4455 days ago
Guardian MusicGuitarist will tell his life story 'to help readers discover the sanctity, grace, and divinity in themselves'Carlos Santana has joined the parade of musicians writing their memoirs. The Grammy award-winning guitarist will publish his autobiography in... more info

Readers recommend: songs about angels – results

4596 days ago
Guardian MusicThanks for being our Guardian Angels this week and giving us a heavenly lift with your angelic song choicesThere's more than a sprinkling of magic about this week's playlist, compiled from your nominations, over the past week, of songs about angels.H... more info

Gordon Beck obituary

4760 days ago
Guardian MusicJazz pianist whose main fan base was in continental EuropeThere cannot be many jazz musicians who have simultaneously possessed a flying phobia and a pilot's licence. That has long been a favourite anecdote about Gordon Beck, the lean, stonily impass... more info

New Universe Music Festival 2010: Abstract Logix Live! – review

4848 days ago
Guardian Music(Abstract Logix)On the face of it, this live double-album is an expert genuflection to jazz-rock fusion, with five guitarists and a crop of punchy drummers (including Return to Forever's Lenny White and percussion virtuoso Zakir Hussain) to confirm i... more info

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