Fusion wind blew in the open air at the John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension concert held at Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater on Wednesday, June 29, 2022! Loyal fans of John McLaughlin were all over the place! I can say that 70% of the concert hall was full. In our country, where the cost of living has increased, even going to such concerts is an issue.
At the beginning of the concert, 8-9 people were given plaques. Several speeches were made. The audience who came to the concert started to warm up and gave the message to go to the concert as soon as possible with protest applause. In the meantime, it is useful to note that Ekrem İmamoğlu, the President of İBB, also came to the concert and even made a short speech. He received great applause at the end of his speech, in which he emphasized the importance he attaches to cultural and artistic activities.
While listing the band members performing at the concert here, let’s note some of their features:
John McLaughlin (Guitar, Vocals) (80 years old, British-born)
Gary Husband (Keyboards, Drums, Vocals) (62 years old, British-born)
Etienne M’Bappe (Bass Guitar, Vocals) (58 years old, born in Cameroon)
Nicolas Viccaro (Drums) (36 years old, born in France)
John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension (Photo: Muhenna Kahveci)As for the songs played at this concert, John McLaughlin, who usually appears with a selection of pieces from 2014 and 2015, gave one of his usual good performances, standing on the stage for 1.5 hours and creating wonders with his hands, despite his old age!
01. Lockdown Blues – Album: Liberation Time (2021)
02. Kiki – Album: Black Light (2015)
03. Creator Has A Master Plan
04. Hijacked – Album: The Boston Record (2014)
05. Gaza City – Album: Black Light (2015)
06. El Hombre Que Sabia – Album: The Boston Record (2014)
07. Mr D.C. – Album: The Heart of Things (1997)
08. Here Come the Jiis – Album: Black Light (2015)
09. Abbaji – Album: The Boston Record (2014)
10. ?
11. Light at the Edge of the World – Pharoah Sanders cover
12. Echoes From Then – Album: Now Here This (2012)
13. You Know You Know – Album: The Boston Record (2014)
Mr. D.C. explains why there are two drums on stage. We saw it when they got to the part. Gary Husband got on the second drums and sparred with young drummer Nicolas Viccaro; They said, “What’s wrong with one drum, two drums have the sound”.
Gary Husband performed the vocal percussion at this concert. I recommend you to watch the concerts where Ranjit Barot plays drums and vocal percussion. He also took part in Zorlu PSM in 2019.
According to the records in the Turkish Jazz Archive, we can list the concerts performed by John McLaughlin in Turkey as follows. Among these, the concerts he performed with Trilok Gurtu in 1990 and 1992 are remembered as legendary concerts. And let’s not forget the famous band The Guitar Trio!
29.06.2022 – Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Açıkhava Tiyatrosu, İstanbul
John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension (Gary Husband, Etienne M’Bappe, Nicolas Viccaro)
25.04.2019 – Zorlu PSM Ana Tiyatro, İstanbul
John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension (Gary Husband, Etienne M’Bappe, Ranjit Barot)
30.04.2013 – Aya İrini Müzesi, İstanbul
Uluslararası Jazz Günü – İstanbul Gala Concert
John McLaughlin Trio (Jean-Luc Ponty, Zakir Hussain)
15.07.1998 – Cemil Topuzlu Açıkhava Sahnesi, İstanbul
John McLaughlin Quintet
10.07.1996 – Çeşme Açıkhava Tiyatrosu, İzmir
The Guitar Trio (Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin)
09.07.1996 – Cemil Topuzlu Açıkhava Sahnesi, İstanbul
The Guitar Trio (Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin)
16.07.1992 – Açıkhava Tiyatrosu, İstanbul
John McLaughlin Trio (Dominique Di Piazza, Trilok Gurtu)
11.07.1990 – Açıkhava Tiyatrosu, İstanbul
John McLaughlin Trio (Kai Eckhardt, Trilok Gurtu)
17.07.1986, 18.07.1986 – Spor ve Sergi Sarayı, İstanbul
John Mclaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra
