John McLaughlin

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bandleader composer human jazz fusion musician jazz guitarist recording artist

John McLaughlin is a pioneering English jazz fusion guitarist and bandleader, best known for his virtuosic work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and collaborations with major jazz figures.

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John McLaughlin canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz fusion musician ⓘ
jazz guitarist ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
associatedAct Al Di Meola ⓘ
Carlos Santana ⓘ
Chick Corea ⓘ
Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
Paco de Lucía ⓘ
Shakti ⓘ
The Tony Williams Lifetime ⓘ
surface form: Tony Williams Lifetime
birthName John McLaughlin self-link ⓘ
collaboratedWith Al Di Meola ⓘ
Carlos Santana ⓘ
Chick Corea ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ
Jaco Pastorius ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
Paco de Lucía ⓘ
Tony Williams ⓘ
Wayne Shorter ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1942-01-04 ⓘ
founderOf Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ
Shakti ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
jazz fusion ⓘ
rock ⓘ
world music ⓘ
influenced jazz fusion guitarists ⓘ
progressive rock musicians ⓘ
influencedBy Indian classical music ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
instrument acoustic guitar ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
knownFor high-speed improvisation ⓘ
leading the Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ
pioneering jazz fusion guitar ⓘ
memberOf Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ
movement jazz fusion ⓘ
name John McLaughlin self-link ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableAlbum Love Devotion Surrender ⓘ
notableWork Birds of Fire ⓘ
Extrapolation ⓘ
Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ
My Goal’s Beyond ⓘ
Shakti ⓘ
The Inner Mounting Flame ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Doncaster ⓘ
surface form: Doncaster, England
religiousOrSpiritualInfluence Indian spirituality ⓘ
styleCharacteristic complex rhythms ⓘ
fusion of jazz, rock, and Indian classical music ⓘ
use of odd time signatures ⓘ
virtuosic guitar technique ⓘ
workedOn Bitches Brew ⓘ
In a Silent Way ⓘ

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Chick Corea → associatedAct → John McLaughlin ⓘ
Mahavishnu Orchestra → leader → John McLaughlin ⓘ
Mahavishnu Orchestra → hasMember → John McLaughlin ⓘ
Tony Williams → collaboratedWith → John McLaughlin ⓘ
In a Silent Way → composer → John McLaughlin ⓘ
In a Silent Way → featuresMusician → John McLaughlin ⓘ
Bitches Brew → hasPart → John McLaughlin ⓘ
Bitches Brew → featuredMusician → John McLaughlin ⓘ
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat → notableRecordingBy → John McLaughlin ⓘ
Dana Carvey → performedImpressionOf → John McLaughlin ⓘ
Al Di Meola → associatedAct → John McLaughlin ⓘ
John McLaughlin → name → John McLaughlin self-link ⓘ
John McLaughlin → birthName → John McLaughlin self-link ⓘ