Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell (born March 22, 1937, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American musician and trumpet player. He is most well-known for his special trumpet technique learned from training with Indian classical musicians such as singer Pandit Pran Nath. Hassell learned to apply a unique style of trumpet playing by mimicing Nath's vocal stylings, and later connected with Brian Eno and began using harmonizer effects on his recordings. Hassell is also known as the creator of "Fourth World" music, which is a combination of ancient music and "futuristic" technological treatments.
Hassell studied with Karlheinz Stockhausen in the 1960s and worked with Terry Riley, first appearing on record on Riley's recording of In C. He was a member of of La Monte Young's ensemble. Riley, Young, and Hassell all studied with Pandit Pran Nath.
Discography
- 1977 Vernal Equinox
- 1978 Earthquake Island
- 1981 Fourth World, Vol. 2: Dream Theory in Malaya
- 1982 Aka/Darbari/Java: Magic Realism
- 1987 The Surgeon of the Nightsky Restores Dead Things by the Power of Sound
- 1988 Flash of the Spirit
- 1990 City: Works of Fiction (All Saints Records)
- 1994 Dressing for Pleasure
- 1995 Sulla Strada (release of soundtrack from 1982)
- 1998 The Vertical Collection
- 1999 Fascinoma
- 2005 Magic Realism, Vol. 2: Maarifa Street
Collaborations
- 1980 Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics with Brian Eno
- 1986 Power Spot with Brian Eno / Daniel Lanois
- 2000 Hollow Bamboo (Ronu Majumdar-Bansuri)