<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in John-mclaughlin ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/john-mclaughlin Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:43:12 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Play like you don’t know how to play guitar.” Miles Davis gave him a cryptic instruction. The result was jazz-fusion’s foundational album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-mclaughlin-miles-davis-and-in-a-silent-way WwSngntaByDPtXbC7AKYqd Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:43:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It hit the floor on its face and split down the middle.” The night John McLaughlin broke his guitar — and changed Jeff Beck forever ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-hit-the-floor-on-its-face-and-split-down-the-middle-the-night-john-mclaughlin-broke-his-guitar-and-changed-jeff-beck-forever fvJVdxoHA5Pj6N3D6smfLE Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:28:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Come on, get a move on!” John McLaughlin recalls the night Ginger Baker started throwing drumsticks at Jack Bruce ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/come-on-get-a-move-on-john-mclaughlin-recalls-the-night-ginger-baker-started-throwing-drumsticks-at-jack-bruce JGFNvYjFqgtx7EwmqBvcSZ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:30:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I plugged my guitar in, and it was instant feedback.” John McLaughlin on his “disaster” jam session with Jimi Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-mclaughlin-on-jamming-with-jimi-hendrix kYkbot7HtHguWMbkLLj3He Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:32:22 +0000 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:38:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Jaco thought he was gonna die that day in the control room of CBS! Tony was furious." John McLaughlin on Jaco Pastorius, Tony Williams, and the short and tumultuous reign of the Trio of Doom ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-mclaughlin-on-trio-of-doom Ewv2UYFDwy6gTGSSPosKHG Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:26:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Paul Reed Smith chooses wood like Stradivari, who used to walk around the Dolomites in Italy tapping on trees, saying, ‘I’ll take that one, not that one.’ He’s a maniac”: John McLaughlin on reuniting with Shakti, his bad year, and his signature PRS ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/john-mclaughlin-shakti-interview-2023 4bv2rbYWEw7NAEdWzE8gj6 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:15:58 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malmsteen Didn't Rely Exclusively on Western Scales - so Why Should You? ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/harmonic-minor-japanese-chinese-phrygian-dominant-gypsy-hungarian-minor-persian-guitar-scales PUQByHDi7mWAiXTvvN9osA Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:51:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘GP’ Presents Shakti 50th Anniversary Tour September 9 in San Francisco, CA – Win Tickets! ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gp-presents-shakti-john-mclaughlin Ua7H8epAyhX2voShUPjY6b Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:57:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ PRS Teams Up with John McLaughlin for Lavishly-Appointed Private Stock Signature Model ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/prs-teams-up-with-john-mclaughlin-for-lavishly-appointed-private-stock-signature-model mh3XMp44CNHYfULK6aCHTa Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:22:49 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Music Is a Vast Ocean if You Dive Into Yourself Deeper”: Debashish Bhattacharya Connects East to West in a Fusion That’s Earned Him Raves From John McLaughlin and Americana Dobro Icon Jerry Douglas ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/debashish-bhattacharya-interview YXJ3fNJMcfGWs7ivGfyAUB Thu, 04 May 2023 12:24:53 +0000 Thu, 04 May 2023 12:27:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It Was Like Starting All Over Again, Like I Had Never Played the Guitar Before”: Tired of Recycling the Same Old Blues-Rock Riffs and With Nothing to Lose, Jeff Beck Turned to Jazz-Rock Fusion ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-beck-blow-by-blow xjL9F4MJBNifiCUzEnDMHf Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:34:29 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every Note Is a Question”: Bill Frisell Reveals the Approach That Helped Him Become Guitar’s Most Sought After Player ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/every-note-is-a-question-bill-frisell-reveals-the-approach-that-helped-him-become-guitars-most-sought-after-player tdrQfWsd3zCWpfe6uUEe8K Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:53:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-40-most-important-guitar-solos-of-the-20th-century RGtTzStEoDw26KeEmWJ7tW Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:00:15 +0000 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:13:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He brought the elements of expression that a voice has: sliding, bending and the best vibrato anyone had heard in 1966. Guitar was NOT built to do that!" What Jimi Hendrix means to me – by some of the world's greatest guitar players ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/what-hendrix-meant-to-me-by-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-guitar-players fyE6t4TctNUumvQMBShjXM Thu, 24 Nov 2022 18:44:39 +0000 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:26:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's the Most Profound Spiritual Power On Earth”: John McLaughlin Talks Music ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/its-the-most-profound-spiritual-power-on-earth-john-mclaughlin-talks-music Ydmfatyt4KaFfsxZysrpNc Wed, 20 Jul 2022 18:46:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People Will Either Like It Or They Won’t, But That’s Not My Problem”: John McLaughlin Talks New Solo Album, ‘Liberation Time’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/people-will-either-like-it-or-they-wont-but-thats-not-my-problem-john-mclaughlin-talks-new-solo-album-liberation-time nmhw4SWMHrd4uMc9syuqGR Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:22:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'John McLaughlin: The Montreux Years' Live Album Announced ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/john-mclaughlin-the-montreux-years-live-album-announced PVGf7PDYLkd23diLPZLHhG Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:50:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Key to Finding Who You Are is to Compose”: Lee Ritenour Reveals His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-key-to-finding-who-you-are-is-to-compose-lee-ritenour-reveals-his-top-five-career-defining-tracks kgZcdBrtsSFDjEotfSSnSW Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:51:01 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:01:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's Why Pat Martino’s ‘Joyous Lake’ Remains an Essential Listen from the Golden Age of Fusion ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/heres-why-pat-martinos-joyous-lake-remains-an-essential-listen-from-the-golden-age-of-fusion 33bNpkiSMEmxxBfDNgDbbe Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:33:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He Conjures Up a Surreal Sonic Landscape”: Reeves Gabrels on Todd Rundgren and More ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/he-conjures-up-a-surreal-sonic-landscape-reeves-gabrels-on-todd-rundgren-and-more 9XQDTuXbV3QyU5Wb79vAmR Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:40:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Featuring John McLaughlin on Guitar Miles Davis Broke Every Jazz Police Law with ‘On the Corner’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/featuring-john-mclaughlin-on-guitar-miles-davis-broke-every-jazz-police-law-with-on-the-corner MYbtbGAfiDQkzL6MRVQbJH Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:19:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Albums and Artists that Made 1971 Guitar’s Greatest Year ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-albums-and-artists-that-made-1971-guitars-greatest-year Eu894haVmXSdNqqVrHigSW Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:27:40 +0000 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:40:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Wanted to Please My Wife and the Music”: How Carlos Santana Recorded ‘Give the Drummer Some’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-wanted-to-please-my-wife-and-the-music-how-carlos-santana-recorded-give-the-drummer-some odZUvSbhTk25bJEEJYysze Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:26:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Twelve Monumental Tracks That Shaped John Frusciante ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/twelve-monumental-tracks-that-shaped-john-frusciante LxwYu3dz6RVZ8XUZdnvk7a Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:42:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Progressive Rock's Most Pioneering Guitarists – In Their Own Words ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/progressive-rocks-most-pioneering-guitarists-in-their-own-words 432M4CFXwq2Lyx8UQGxhon Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:09:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ John McLaughlin Announces New Album, 'Liberation Time' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/john-mclaughlin-announces-new-album-liberation-time coHWgwjoefzdSDuqUvhFj4 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:14:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension Premiere New Song, "Lockdown Blues" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/john-mclaughlin-and-the-4th-dimension-premiere-new-song-lockdown-blues 34mWfksb5SJQiGmcrnx36n Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:17:39 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:18 +0000