Mahavishnu Orchestra release/reissue

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   Just received the following, which should make MO fans happy:

THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT:   
Interpreting the music of John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Gregg Bendian, drums        Pete McCann, guitar        Steve Hunt, keyboards
Rob Thomas, violin            Stephan Crump, bass

 “Just a little note of appreciation for what you are bringing back to life. This musical period was the beginning of finding my own way in music, and to hear you guys playing those tunes in such an unbelievable way is quite amazing. Great job!! Keep up the good work.” 
-John McLaughlin’s email to MahavishnuProject.com (Oct. 2002)

GREGG BENDIAN PRODUCING MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA SET:

Mahavishnu Project drummer and leader Gregg Bendian is co-producing (with the great Bob Belden) “The Mahavishnu Orchestra: Live in Cleveland 1972” for Sony/Legacy.  Sony is planning on releasing this classic show in the late summer of 2004 as a bonus disc to be paired with “The Inner Mounting Flame”.    

Belden is a big fan of The Mahavishnu Project and asked Gregg to come on board for the Cleveland project - first as a consultant and soon after, as co-producer.  The two went into Sony Studios with engineers Mark Wilder and Richard King in February and mixed the concert from an old 1-inch, 8-track reel.    

Gregg will also be helping Elliott Sears (Mahavishnu road manager and agent for Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman) put together the liner notes for the package, which will include interviews with each of the band members and some of the key protagonists of the jazz-rock fusion era, such as Stanley Clarke, Carlos Santana and Dickey Betts.    

Mr. Belden has now asked Gregg to oversee the archiving of many hours of Mahavishnu Orchestra live tapes that have not yet been digitally transferred or properly annotated.  This will be an ongoing project aimed at someday making way for a Mahavishnu Orchestra live box-set.  (There’s a lot of stuff in the vault there, and even Sony don’t know what they have!).  More on this as things progress.

COMING IN MAY: "MAHAVISHNU PROJECT: PHASE 2" (double live CD set)

Edited by Dick Heath

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Dick Heath Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12813	Topic: Mahavishnu Orchestra release/reissue Posted: April 29 2004 at 06:32
	Just received the following, which should make MO fans happy: *THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT:* Interpreting the music of John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra Gregg Bendian, drums Pete McCann, guitar Steve Hunt, keyboards Rob Thomas, violin Stephan Crump, bass “Just a little note of appreciation for what you are bringing back to life. This musical period was the beginning of finding my own way in music, and to hear you guys playing those tunes in such an unbelievable way is quite amazing. Great job!! Keep up the good work.” -John McLaughlin’s email to MahavishnuProject.com (Oct. 2002) GREGG BENDIAN PRODUCING MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA SET: Mahavishnu Project drummer and leader Gregg Bendian is co-producing (with the great Bob Belden) “The Mahavishnu Orchestra: Live in Cleveland 1972” for Sony/Legacy. Sony is planning on releasing this classic show in the late summer of 2004 as a bonus disc to be paired with “The Inner Mounting Flame”. Belden is a big fan of The Mahavishnu Project and asked Gregg to come on board for the Cleveland project - first as a consultant and soon after, as co-producer. The two went into Sony Studios with engineers Mark Wilder and Richard King in February and mixed the concert from an old 1-inch, 8-track reel. Gregg will also be helping Elliott Sears (Mahavishnu road manager and agent for Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman) put together the liner notes for the package, which will include interviews with each of the band members and some of the key protagonists of the jazz-rock fusion era, such as Stanley Clarke, Carlos Santana and Dickey Betts. Mr. Belden has now asked Gregg to oversee the archiving of many hours of Mahavishnu Orchestra live tapes that have not yet been digitally transferred or properly annotated. This will be an ongoing project aimed at someday making way for a Mahavishnu Orchestra live box-set. (There’s a lot of stuff in the vault there, and even Sony don’t know what they have!). More on this as things progress. COMING IN MAY: "MAHAVISHNU PROJECT: PHASE 2" (double live CD set) Edited by Dick Heath

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	Keyboard player Steve Hunt was onboard for some of Holdsworth best 90's productions.

Dick Heath Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12813	Posted: October 04 2004 at 11:17
	Up-date: THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT: Interpreting the music of John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra Gregg Bendian, drums Pete McCann, guitar Steve Hunt, keyboards Rob Thomas, violin Chris Tarry, bass “Just a little note of appreciation for what you are bringing back to life. This musical period was the beginning of finding my own way in music, and to hear you guys playing those tunes in such an unbelievable way is quite amazing. Great job!! Keep up the good work.” -*John McLaughlin’s email to MahavishnuProject.com (Oct. 2002)* OFFICIAL MAHA UPDATE: CHRIS TARRY JOINS THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT: Bassist Stephan Crump has left the Mahavishnu Project and has been replaced by Chris Tarry (http://www.christarry.com/). Chris, a former student of Gary Willis and John Pattitucci, has played with John Scofield, DJ Logic and the acclaimed Canadian fusion band, Metalwood. We're very excited about what Chris will bring to the Mahavishnu music and we're looking forward to working with him. TWO NEW JERSEY SHOWS: The band will play two local shows in October before heading off to Europe at the end of the month.... Mon. October 4, 2004 (7:30pm, sharp) Stockton Performing Arts Center Richard Stockton College of NJ Pomona NJ 609-652-4661 http://www.intraweb.stockton.edu/ Sat. October 23, 2004 (7:30pm) NJ Proghouse Old Franklin Schoolhouse 491 Middlesex Ave (Route 27) Metuchen NJ 08840 Twenty-five dollar admission includes complimentary pre-show BBQ dinner. Join the band for an "Eat & Greet" (6 - 7:30pm) courtesy of the fine folks at NJ Proghouse. Enjoy a meal and chat about your favorite Mahavishnu albums, shows and songs with the MP guys on the eve of their first European tour . Please note: Parking is directly across the street from the venue. http://www.njproghouse.com/ EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: The European tour schedule is now completely set. Here is the latest, most up-to-date schedule.... Wed Oct 27 &nbs p; Spazio Aurora Via Cavour 4 Milan (Rozzano) ITALY www.spazioaurora.net [email protected] Thu Oct 28 AuditoriumFlog Via M. Mercanti, 24b Firenze ITALY www.flog.it [email protected] Tel: (055) 487 145 Fri Oct 29 Magic Bus &nb sp; Via delle Industrie 118 Venice (Marcon) ITALY www.magicbus.it Tel: (39) 041 59 52 151 Sat Oct 30 La Sacra Birra C. so. Moncenisio 18 Turin (Sant’ Ambrogio) ITALY http://www.cantine.org/locali/date.php?TO_la_sacra_birra Tel: (11) 93 98 62 Sun Oct 31 Jailbreak Rome ITALY www.jailbreak.it [email protected] Tel: (06) 406 3155 Mon Nov 1 Harmonie Frongasse 28-30 Bonn GERMANY www.harmonie-bonn.de [email protected] Tel. 0228/61 40 42 Tue Nov 2 Jubez Am Kronenplatz 1 Karlsruhe GERMANY www.jubez.karlsruhe.de [email protected] Tel: (0721) 93 51 93 Wed Nov 3 Capitol Waldhofstr. 2 Mannheim GERMANY www.capitol-mannheim.de [email protected] Tel: 06 21 / 40 17 14 - 0 Thu Nov 4 Colos-Saal, Rossmarkt 19, Aschaffenburg (Frankfurt) GERMANY www.colos-sal.de [email protected] Tel. 06021-27239 Fri Nov 5 Café Cairo Burkarderstr. 44 Würzburg GERMANY www.cafecairo.de [email protected] tel: 0931- 416 933 Sat Nov 6 Spirit of ‘66 Place du Martyrs 16 Verviers BELGIUM http://www.spiritof66.be/agendouble.php?dateaffichage=109952 2800 [email protected] Tel: 0032(0)87 35 24 24 Sun Nov 7 Jazzclub Unterfahrt Einsteinstrasse 42 Munich GERMANY www.unterfahrt.de [email protected] Tel: Büro: 089-41902945 Club: 089-4482794 Mon Nov 8 Café Spielplatz Muensterplatz 12 Schwabish Gmund (Stuttgart) GER www.cafe-spielplatz.de [email protected] Tel: 07171/62288 Tue Nov 9 Kulturzentrum Buez Seidenbeutel 1 Minden GERMANY www.buezminden.de [email protected] Tel: 0571 – 23939 Thu Nov 11 Swansea WALES UK confirmed, venue tba [email protected] Fri Nov 12 MEAN FIDDLER (Formerly LA2) 165 Charing Cross Road London, ENGLAND WC2H 0EN Tel: 020 7434 9592 www.meanfiddler.com Tickets: http://www.stargreen.com/artist/?THE_MAHAVISHNU DON'T FORGET TO PICK UP THE NEW LIVE DISC, "PHASE 2" AT... http://mahavishnuproject.com/html/store.html

Mahavishnu Orchestra release/reissue

THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT:

Interpreting the music of John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Gregg Bendian, drums Pete McCann, guitar Steve Hunt, keyboards

Rob Thomas, violin Stephan Crump, bass

THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT:

Interpreting the music of John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Gregg Bendian, drums Pete McCann, guitar Steve Hunt, keyboards

Rob Thomas, violin Chris Tarry, bass