John McLaughlin live in concert.
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John McLaughlin

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How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

John McLaughlin is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 17 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that John McLaughlin is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching. John McLaughlin concert reviews describe live shows and performances as melodic, bluesy, and spacey.

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Latest Release

City of London - Single (August 20, 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
Doncaster, United Kingdom (1/4/1942) (1/4/1942)
Bio
John McLaughlin (b. 1942), also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English jazz- and jazz-fusion guitarist and composer.
Has Performed With
John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension

Critic Concert Reviews

Jazzwise (UK)

September 9, 2022
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Forced to abandon his performances due to illness, John Zorn misses Moldejazz in Norway, but jazz pervaded the whole city nonetheless at this year's festival

Jazzwise (UK)

July 18, 2022
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This jewel in the Turkish jazz calendar sparkled with a wide variety of outstanding performances

Jazzwise (UK)

April 30, 2019
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Now aged 77, John McLaughlin has a lifetime of intriguing work to revisit.

Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)

November 17, 2017
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Both of the historic shows at the Vic Theatre were of course sold out, and those fortunate enough to be inside were treated to three distinct sets throughout more than three hours.

The Oakland Press (USA)

November 16, 2017
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John McLaughlin says farewell in style at the Michigan Theatre

Grateful Web (USA)

September 10, 2017
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As the groundbreaking Jazz-fusion originating guitarist has put it in two separate interviews with Grateful Web, it’s all out of love.

Rolling Stone (USA)

December 13, 2016
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McLaughlin, in turn, got a round of laughs as he noted the shared extremes – melodic complexity and improvising velocity – of the bands both men formed out of that experience: Corea's Return to Forever and McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Past critic reviews published in

The Arts Desk (UK), Elmore Magazine (USA), The Scene (Canada), The Guardian (UK), Westword (USA) and more

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