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The band Mahavishnu Orchestra was founded in 1971. Before coming to fame, the band got it’s start in New York. Generally, music journalists would define Mahavishnu Orchestra’s style within the genre/s of jazz fusion, progressive rock, instrumental rock, and other rock music.
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John Mclaughlin
John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942) is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion, his music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Indian classical music, Western classical music, flamenco, and blues. ... [wikipedia]
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Return To Forever
Return to Forever is an American jazz fusion band that was founded by pianist Chick Corea in 1971. The band has had many members, with the only consistent bandmate of Corea's being bassist Stanley Clarke. With Weather Report, The Headhunters, and Mahavishnu Or... [wikipedia]
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Weather Report
Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was initially co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Joe Zawinul, the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter and Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš. Other prominent members at v... [wikipedia]
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Jean‐luc Ponty
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Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist known as the "Godfather of Fusion".... [wikipedia]
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Al Di Meola
Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as Elegant Gypsy and... [wikipedia]
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Billy Cobham
William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian-American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. According to AllMusic's reviewer, Cobham is "genera... [wikipedia]
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Brand X
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Soft Machine
Soft Machine are an English rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966, currently consisting of John Marshall (drums), Roy Babbington (bass), John Etheridge (guitar), and Theo Travis (saxophone, flutes, keyboards). As a central band of the Canterbury scene,... [wikipedia]
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Bill Bruford
William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English retired drummer, composer, producer, and record label owner who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After his departure from Yes, Bruford spent the rest of the 19... [wikipedia]
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Van Der Graaf Generator
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Gentle Giant
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Allan Holdsworth
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Shakti
Shakti were a fusion band formed by English guitarist John McLaughlin, Indian violin player L. Shankar, percussionists Zakir Hussain (on tabla) and T. H. "Vikku" Vinayakram (on Ghatam) in 1974. The band played acoustic fusion music which combined Indian music ... [wikipedia]
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Jaco Pastorius
John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist who was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. He worked with Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell, and recorded albums as a solo artist and band ... [wikipedia]
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King Crimson
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What Genre is Mahavishnu Orchestra?
Mahavishnu Orchestra genre is not easily defined. Music magazines and journalists have different opinions on a clearly defined genre for Mahavishnu Orchestra. However, many describe the style within the genre/s of jazz fusion, progressive rock, instrumental rock, and other rock music.