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Jon Hassell (March 22, 1937 – June 26, 2021) was an American trumpet player and composer. He was best known for developing the concept of "Fourth World" music, which describes a "unified primitive/futurist sound" combining elements of various world ethnic traditions with modern electronic techniques. [1]
Explore the legacy of Jon Hassell, a trumpeter and composer of 'Fourth World' music, who passed away in 2021. Find his latest albums, Pentimento volumes, and a book of his atmospheric vignettes.
Jun 27, 2021 · Jon Hassell, a composer and trumpeter who blended modern technology with ancient instruments and traditions to create what he called Fourth World music, died on Saturday. He was 84.
- Jon Pareles
Jun 27, 2021 · Jon Hassell, the influential American avant garde composer who invented the global-minded “fourth world” musical aesthetic, has died aged 84. In a statement, his family said the “iconic trumpet...
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- Laura Snapes
Jun 26, 2021 · Jon Hassell has died. The influential American avant-garde composer died on June 26, as his family confirmed in a statement on Saturday night. Friend and collaborator Brian Eno started a...
- Noah Yoo
Jun 27, 2021 · Jon Hassell, who explored “Fourth World” music and collaborated with artists like Eno, Talking Heads and Cooder, died of natural causes in 2021. He was a student of Stockhausen and a pioneer of electronic and world music.
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Jon Hassell, a composer and trumpeter who blended modern technology with ancient instruments and traditions to create what he called Fourth World music, died on Saturday. He was 84. Mr. Hassell’s music floated outside the genre boundaries of classical music, electronica, ambient music or jazz.