The MAHAVISHNU PROJECT
Return to The Emerald Beyond
Friday, April 20th, 2007 at 8PM
If you have purchased tickets
for this performance, please contact the box office immediately. Box
office is 631-549-ARTS (2787)
Tickets: $37.50 Full Price / $28.50 IMAC Members

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SPECIAL RECORD RELEASE CONCERT EVENT!!!
The 11-piece band performs
The Mahavishnu Orchestra's complete "Visions of the Emerald Beyond" featuring
the electric quintet, plus strings, horns & voices. Plus
other Mahavishnu favorites from "Birds of Fire" "Inner
Mounting Flame" and more!
"To hear you guys play those tunes in such
an unbelievable way is really quite amazing. Great
job!! Keep up the good work."
On Friday, April 20th, 2007 at 8PM, the
Inter-Media Art Center (also known as “IMAC”)
in Huntington, Long Island will present an evening with The
MAHAVISHNU PROJECT- Return to The Emerald Beyond.
Back
in 1971, when guitar-god John McLaughlin left Miles Davis
and Tony William’s
Lifetime to form the groundbreaking Mahavishnu Orchestra, he was the first to
combine the fire of Hendrix-drenched rock with the groove of Coltrane’s
modal jazz & the ethereal Indian ragas of Ravi Shankar. The critics called
it “jazz rock” (of course it was much more) and the result was nothing
less than a musical revolution. The Mahavishnu Orchestra has since been cited
as a major influence on everyone from King Crimson to Phish.
The Mahavishnu Project launches directly from where
the original band abruptly left off. In 2001, this incendiary NYC unit began
performing their unique renditions from classic Mahavishnu discs such as Birds
of Fire, Inner Mounting Flame and Between Nothingness & Eternity and Visions
of the Emerald Beyond while remaining true to the cutting edge improvs of the
original band.
The Mahavishnu Project is led by extraordinary drummer/composer Gregg
Bendian, widely known for his work with Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman, & John
Zorn. Bendian is joined by guitar whiz Glenn Alexander-who's
worked with L.Shankar & Randy Brecker, Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter keyboardist Adam
Holzman, bassist David Johnsen (from Project Object:
The Music of Frank Zappa) and violinist Rob Thomas, who’s
worked with Andy Summers and Tito Puente. Also joining the band for this
show are: Premik Russell Tubbs (saxophone & flute- was
on the original 1976 album!), Cornelius Dufallo (1st violin), Zach
Brock (2nd violin), Lev Zhurbin (viola), Leigh
Stuart (cello), and Maria Neckham (voice).
The Mahavishnu Project has toured extensively throughout
the US and Europe. The band has begun extending the Mahavishnu
legacy into the future by including Mahavishnu-inspired original compositions
in their shows. The Mahavishnu Project presents
an electrifying live show that resurrects and replenishes the spirit of the original
Mahavishnu's soaring melodies, intricate grooves and spontaneous, all-out jamming – and
yes, they‘re endorsed by the master - John McLaughlin himself!
Tickets for this performance are $37.50 ($28.50 for
IMAC Members). For tickets or further information
on this performance, or on other IMAC programs, call IMAC's
24-hour Arts-Line at (631) 549-ARTS. Tickets
can also be purchased at the theater from noon to 6PM,
Tuesday through Friday, 2PM to 6PM on Saturdays and after
2PM on the day of the performances. For further
information, call IMAC's business office at (631)
549-9666.
The Inter-Media Art Center, Inc. is a
non-profit Media and Performing Arts Center whose programs
and services are supported in part by public funds from
the New York State Council on the Arts (a
state agency), Suffolk County Office of Cultural
Affairs, the Town of Huntington, NYS
Senator Carl Marcellino, by a grant from The
Harmon Foundation, as well as by the Members
of IMAC. IMAC also gratefully
acknowledges support from Korg USA, The Emily T.
Allen & Linda P. Allen and F. Towne Allen Charitable
Gift Fund at The Boston Foundation, The D’Addario
Foundation for the Performing Arts, JBL Pro, AutoOne Insurance,
The Lowerre Family Trust, Branch Financial Services and Olivia
and Harlan Fischer.
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