Nov 19 2017
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN/JIMMY HERRING: MEETING OF THE SPIRITS

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN/JIMMY HERRING: MEETING OF THE SPIRITS

Presented by Butler University at Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler Arts Center

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN/JIMMY HERRING: MEETING OF THE SPIRITS
Presented by Butler Arts Presents
This show is presented by The Jazz Kitchen and Butler Arts Presents.

Guitarist John McLaughlin revisits the legacy of his genre-defying band Mahavishnu Orchestra on his farewell U.S. tour with guitarist Jimmy Herring.

John McLaughlin is one of music’s most influential and prolific guitarists, composers, and bandleaders. On his first extensive U.S. tour in seven years, Meeting of the Spirits also marks his first extended exploration of the Mahavishnu Orchestra material from seminal albums such as Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire, Between Nothingness and Eternity, Visions of the Emerald Beyond and more since the band’s original heyday in the 1970s.

He will be joined by Jimmy Herring, who has been in the creative forefront of the American rock-jam movement for 25 years. Jimmy Herring, best known for his inspired contributions to the Aquarium Rescue Unit, The Allman Brothers, Widespread Panic, The Dead, and others. Herring is co-headlining with his new band ‘The Invisible Whip,’ comprised of  Jeff Sipe-Apt Q258 (drums), Matt Slocum (B3 and Clavinet), Jason Crosby (Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer) and Kevin Scott (bass).

On The Meeting of the Spirits tour, separate sets by Herring and McLaughlin will be followed by the two joining forces for an expansive closing jam based on classic Mahavishnu Orchestra material. The tour will feature the first extended collaborations between two of world’s foremost guitarists.  McLaughlin will be backed by his current band, the 4th Dimension – Ranjit Barot (drums), Gary Husband (keyboards, drums), and Etienne M’Bappé (bass) – each an established composer and recording artist in his own right.

Dates & Times

2017/11/19 - 2017/11/19

Location Info

Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler Arts Center

4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208