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Waking Vision Trio
12+ albums
FusionjazzProgressive rockinstrumentalamerican
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WAKING VISION TRIO now go by the name Waking Vision Over the course of six years Waking Vision has overcome the struggle of being a young band on the road, relocating to New York City and moving through a short hiatus to arrive at a break through in music. The band embodies a mystical, genre-defying sound. Hearing their music is an experience that can not be denied. It has the power and spirit to entertain and lift the mind at the same time. After four years in Boston and a couple tours through Eastern Europe, Waking Vision had decided to end. Tired of the musical and personal structure that had defined the last four years, guitarist JohnShannon in 2002 headed west to wander in California's ancient redwood forests, and then to the deserts of Arizona. There, with guidance of a shaman, Shannon embarked on a vision quest, confined to a ten-foot circle for days with only water to live on. "It's a right of passage. It's saying I need to know what this life is all about. I sat in the desert circle for four days and became in tune with what nature is," said Shannon. "What I see it has done is empowered me, and empowered the music." Rejuvenated musically and spiritually, Shannon further realized his simple and naturally melodic guitar style to match the expanse he experienced in the Arizona desert. He then moved to New York City, where he reconnected with his former bandmates who had been living in the area gigging with other musicians. One night at a small club, Martin Valiho
