As guitarist for Miles Davis’s and Tony Williams’s paradigm-shifting groups of the 1960s and ’70s, and as leader for fusion immortals Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti, John McLaughlin has left his thrillingly rococo six-string calligraphy on more awe-inspiring compositions than most, even in the virtuoso-laden world of jazz. In his new project, the 4th Dimension, McLaughlin still flaunts incredible dexterity and soulful songwriting chops as they pay oblique homage to John Coltrane’s transcendent A Love Supreme. (Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave, 441-9729, 7:30 and 10 pm, $40, all ages)
Dave Segal is a journalist and DJ living in Seattle. He has been writing about music since 1983. His stuff has appeared in Gale Research’s literary criticism series of reference books, Creem (when... More by Dave Segal
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