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Jerry Goodman
Jerry Goodman
American musician
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John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
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Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer
Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer
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Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty
French musician
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The Flock
The Flock
band
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Return to Forever
Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
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Rick Laird
Rick Laird
Irish musician
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Gary Husband
Gary Husband
British musician
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Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola
American guitarist
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Jonas Hellborg
Jonas Hellborg
Swedish musician
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Rollins Band
Rollins Band
American punk rock band
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Ken Scott
Ken Scott
British record producer and engineer
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Joe DeRenzo
Joe DeRenzo
American musician
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Chick Corea
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
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John Scofield
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
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The Tony Williams Lifetime
The Tony Williams Lifetime
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Kai Eckhardt
Kai Eckhardt
German musician
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John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
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Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet
American jazz quintet led by Miles Davis
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Steve Morse
Steve Morse
American guitarist and composer
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Joey DeFrancesco
Joey DeFrancesco
American jazz musician
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Czesław Niemen
Czesław Niemen
Polish rock musician
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T Lavitz
T Lavitz
American musician
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Alex Machacek
Alex Machacek
Austrian jazz musician
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Michał Urbaniak
Michał Urbaniak
Polish musician
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Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
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Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
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Steve Hunt
Steve Hunt
American jazz pianist and composer
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David Sancious
David Sancious
American musician
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Tommy Bolin
Tommy Bolin
American guitarist
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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Mexican and American rock musician
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Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
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Mitchel Forman
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
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Biréli Lagrène
Biréli Lagrène
French guitarist and bassist
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Weather Report
Weather Report
American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
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Jim Beard
Jim Beard
American musician
Members, past and present

The Mahavishnu Orchestra were a jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1971, led by English guitarist John McLaughlin. The group underwent several line-up changes throughout its history across two stints from 1971 to 1976 and 1984 to 1987. With its first line-up consisting of musicians Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman and Rick Laird, the band received its initial acclaim for its complex, intense music consisting of a blend of Indian classical music, jazz and psychedelic rock, and its dynamic live performances between 1971 and 1973. Many members of the band have gone on to acclaimed careers of their own in the jazz and jazz fusion genres.