SARASWATI Official Teaser! Dave Weckl, Mohini Dey, Sandeep Mohan & Abhijith P S Nair

Saraswati Official Teaser...!!!



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Saraswathi Project fuses the the colours of South Indian Carnatic music with the carnatic jazz, funk,World Music, and the grooves of modern pop.



Saraswati -The first track from the Album



Dave Weckl - Dave Weckl is an American jazz fusion drummer and leader of the Dave Weckl Band. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2000 For more than 25 years, Dave Weckl has developed and maintained a reputation as one of the great living drummers. For this, he has received numerous accolades and honors.



Mohini Dey - An 18-year-old Maestro ,a Bass Guitarist, has been in the limelight since she was 11-years-old. The young star has played with some revered musicians and music composers from an age.

She worked with Steve Vai, A.R.Rahman, Ranjit Barot, Zakir Hussain, Mike Stern etc...



Sandeep Mohan - a guitar Prodigy-young star.

Performed with Shankar Mahadevan, Sivamani and many more legenderies in india.



He has done lots of national and international shows in France, Germany, London, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Africa and includes almost all Arab countries.



Abhijith P S Nair - A glaring example of total dedication&depth,Mastering over one of the most difficult unique string instruments ‘ Violin’, Abhijith is today acclaimed as an outstanding artist of India.  His perfect restrained tuneful music enthralled the global audience.



He has Performed with great artists like Padmashree Dr.K.J.Yesudas, Kalaimamani Sivamani,Mandolin Maestro U Rajesh, Ranjit Barot and many more legendaries in the field of music.



The entry to film industry as a music director with much hyped "Akashangalil" has only enhanced his stardom.



This Album featuring more artists in the next songs such as, Ranjit Barot and some surprise artists...

GUITARIST JOHN MCLAUGHLIN REVISITS THE LEGACY OF HIS LEGENDARY MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA ON UPCOMING AMERICAN TOUR WITH CO-HEADLINER VIRTUOSO GUITARIST JIMMY HERRING.

In a career that spans more than five decades, John McLaughlin has honed a personal vision that transcends all boundaries, becoming one of improvised music’s most influential guitarists, composers, and bandleaders. McLaughlin will be joined by the remarkable Jimmy Herring, who has been in the creative forefront of the thriving American rock-jam band movement for 25 years, for what has been dubbed The Meeting of the Spirits tour. Highlighting this musical adventure, will be John McLaughlin revisiting the pioneering music he introduced with his deeply influential, genre-defying Mahavishnu Orchestra.  McLaughlin will be backed by his current band, the 4th Dimension – Ranjit Barot (drums), Gary Husband (keyboards, drums), and Etienne M’Bappé (bass) – each an established composer and recording artist in his own right.

Jimmy Herring, best known for his inspired contributions to the Aquarium Rescue Unit, The Allman Brothers, Widespread Panic, The Dead, and others, will be co-headlining each show with his own band. “Herring possesses the heart and soul of a rocker, the chops and harmonic awareness of a jazz artist, and the simpatico personality of a jam-band player,” according to Guitar Player magazine.  2017 also marks the return of Jimmy Herring as a bandleader since touring after his widely acclaimed “Lifeboat” (2008) and “Subject to Change without Notice” (2012).
On The Meeting of the Spirits tour, separate sets by Herring and McLaughlin will be followed by the two joining forces for an expansive closing jam based on classic Mahavishnu Orchestra material. The tour will feature the first extended collaborations between two of world’s foremost improvising guitarists. Expect special surprise guests to be added when available.

“The music of Mahavishnu is part of my personal and musical history, and as such it is inseparable from me,” McLaughlin reflects. “To return to these pieces with the experience I’ve had for the past 45 years, since the majority of those pieces were played all those years ago, is very exciting.”
Herring adds, “John’s influence on me is far-reaching. When first hearing him, I was struck by the raw emotion and technical prowess he has. If you listen to John long enough, the layers of all the things that make him unique will reveal themselves…Inner Mounting Flame changed my life and the way I heard music. By the time I heard it in 1980, John had long since moved on and recreated himself, as he has done many times throughout his career. It is an honor and a privilege to do this tour with John and the 4th Dimension.”

McLaughlin’s first extensive U.S. tour in seven years, The Meeting of the Spirits also marks his first extended exploration of the Mahavishnu Orchestra material from seminal albums such as Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire, Between Nothingness and Eternity, Visions of the Emerald Beyond and more since the band’s original heyday in the 1970s.

“To play the music of Mahavishnu is not for the faint-hearted,” says McLaughlin, who celebrates his 75th birthday in 2017. “In fact, among the only people I know who have succeeded in interpreting Mahavishnu music are my two all-time favorite guitarists: Jimmy Herring and Jeff Beck. Jimmy is simply a great guitar player, and since we see so eye to eye in music, I know we will have some extraordinary musical experiences touring together.”


McLaughlin strongly feels that this will be his last American performances. He is hoping that all of his friends who have supported him over the years can come out to celebrate this tour with him. After all, it was in America that he met Miles Davis and Tony Williams and played on such trailblazing albums as In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew.  America was the true birthplace of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Booking/Management


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Photo Credit : Photo Credit: Kim Allegrezza/Misty Grove Photography

Visit John McLaughlin's Official Website

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Mads Tolling Quartet - Lila's Dance (John McLaughlin)

This is a GREAT performance of John McLaughlin's tune "Lila's Dance"

Mads Tolling Quartet at Yoshi's Oakland in May, 2011.

Musicians:

Mads Tolling -- violin
Mike Abraham -- guitar
George Ban-Weiss -- bass
Eric Garland -- drums

More info at:  http://www.madstolling.com

Upcoming events:

May 21: Yoshi's San Francisco (CD Release)

July 28: Pacifica Performances, Pacifica, CA

Sep 21: Monterey Jazz Festival


Support these great artists!

Ranjit Barot, Gary Husband, Mohini Dey - Singularity

Great performance by these three incredible musicians!



Track: Singularity (Ranjit Barot's album Bada Boom)



Artists:



Ranjit Barot - drums / vocals

Gary Husband - Keyboards / drums

Mohini Dey - Bass

Ranjit Barot, Garry Husband, Mohini Dey - El Hombre Que Sabia ( John McLaughlin)

John McLaughlin's "El Hombre Que Sabia"

Performed by Ranit Barot, Gary Husband & Mohini Day

Live at "Mumbai Drum Day"  

Musicians:

Ranjit Barot - drums
Gary Husband - keyboard / drums
Mohini Dey - bass


Buy John McLaughlin's latest album " Black Light"

http://johnmclaughlin.com

Ranjit Barot, Gary Husband & Mohini Dey - Emerge

The first ever international drum set festival in India is here,

"Mumbai Drum Day"

Kickstarting this year with the finest drummers that this country has to offer!

Here's a great performance by member os John McLaughlin's band + Mohini Dey

Ranjit Barot - drums
Gary Husband - keyboard / drums
Mohini Dey - bass

Enjoy!