Mclaughlin,john & 4th Dimension

Live in San Francisco Mclaughlin,john & 4th Dimension

Last fall, guitarists John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring embarked on the acclaimed The Meeting Of The Spirits Tour. Each musician performed with their own bands before coming together to perform material from McLaughlins The Mahavishnu Orchestra days. A new album entitled Live In San Francisco features the final portion of the tours stop at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco and is due on September 21 via Abstract Logix.

The 73-minute live album was recorded on December 8, 2017 the penultimate night of the run. McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension featuring Ranjit Barot (drums, konokol), Gary Husband (keyboards, drums), and Etienne MBappé (bass) were joined by Herring & The Invisible Whip featuring Kevin Scott (bass), Matt Slocum (Clavinet and B3), Jason Crosby (Fender Rhodes, violin, vocals) and Jeff Sipe (drums) for eight Mahavishnu favorites including Meeting Of The Spirits, A Lotus On Irish Streams and The Dance Of The Maya from 1971s The Inner Mounting Flame, the title track from 1973s Birds Of Fire and Trilogy from 1973s Between Nothingness & Eternity.

Live in San Francisco John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension/Jimmy Herring & The Invisible Whip