By Maria Ward-Brennan A court ruled that a lawsuit over copyright by the estates of former band members of Jimi Hendrix can proceed to trial against Sony Music. Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed in 1966 with two other band members: David Redding on bass guitar; and John ‘Mitch’ Mitchell on drums. Together they recorded three studio albums: Are you Experienced; Axis: Bold as Love; and Electric Ladyland. Hendrix passed away in September 1970, Redding died in May 2003 and Mitchell passed away in November 2008. The estates of both Redding and Mitchell issued the claim seeking to establish that th…