Jon Hassell

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Jon Hassell in Stockholm (2009)

Jon Hassell (born March 22, 1937 in Memphis (Tennessee) , † June 26, 2021 ) was an American trumpeter and composer of fusion music . He was known for his influence on the world music scene and his acoustic and electronic changes to the sound of the trumpet.

Live and act

After a childhood in Memphis, an interest in cool jazz and a classical education at the Eastman School of Music and at the Catholic University , Hassell studied in Cologne with Karlheinz Stockhausen . He returned in 1967 back to the US, where he Terry Riley met and at the initial reception of In C was involved. During his doctoral studies in Buffalo he was married to Katrina Krimsky and a member of the Dream House ensemble of La Monte Young . He became over pundit in the New York minimalist scene Pran Nath known, with whom he took lessons from 1972. His classical Indian singing lessons opened up opportunities for him to play a new kind of trumpet: The language-like modulated air currents that Jon Hassell lets flow through his instrument lead to the creation of seemingly “undefined” ( microtonal ) sounds.

Hassell used the term "Fourth World" to describe his musical style: "My expression Fourth World describes a sensual coordinate system in which organic forms can be found for the balance between ancient wisdom and the latest technologies."

Karl Lippegaus describes Hassell as one of the few fusion trumpeters who have not completely dedicated themselves to the influence of Miles Davis , but have created their own sound. However, in Grove Music Online , Mark Gilbert points out that Hassell Davis is very similar in use to electronics, modal harmonies, and lyricism. Trumpeters like Arve Henriksen and Nils Petter Molvær were influenced by Hassell's musical style, which relativizes times and spaces.

Musicians like Brian Eno , Peter Gabriel or David Sylvian discovered their own Ambient World visions after playing with Jon Hassell . Together with Pete Scaturro , Hassell wrote the theme music for the television series Practice - The Lawyers . For the Kronos Quartet he wrote the string quartet Pano de Costa, which was published on their album White Man Sleeps .

He died on June 26, 2021 at the age of 84.

Discography

  • 1977 Vernal Equinox (Lovely Music), with David Rosenboom , Naná Vasconcelos and others.
  • 1978 Earthquake Island (Tomato), with Miroslav Vitouš , Dom Um Romão et al.
  • 1980 Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics with Brian Eno ( Editions EG )
  • 1981 Fourth World, Vol. 2: Dream Theory in Malaya (Editions EG), with Brian Eno and others.
  • 1983 Aka / Darbari / Java: Magic Realism (Editions EG)
  • 1984 Brilliant Trees , with David Sylvian
  • 1986 Power Spot ( ECM ), with Jean-Philippe Rykiel , Richard Horowitz, JA Deane, Brian Eno and others.
  • 1987 The Surgeon of the Nightsky Restores Dead Things by the Power of Sound (Intuition), with Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Richard Horowitz, JA Deane, Michael Brook
  • 1988 Flash of the Spirit (Intuition), with Farafina Reissue: Indigo tak: til, 2020
  • 1990 City: Works of Fiction (Opal / Warner), with Adam Rudolph , Gregg Arreguin, Jeff Rona, Daniel Schwartz
  • 1994 Dressing for Pleasure (Warner), with Kenny Garrett , Adam Rudolph, Buckethead and others.
  • 1995 Sulla Strada (Materiali Sonori, 1982), with Michael Brook et al.
  • 1998 The Vertical Collection (Earshot)
  • 1999 Fascinoma (Water Lily Acoustics), with Ry Cooder , Jacky Terrasson , Ronu Majumdar and others.
  • 2000 Hollow Bamboo with Ry Cooder and Ronu Majumdar ( Bansuri ) (Water Lily Acoustics)
  • 2005 Magic Realism, Vol. 2: Maarifa Street (NYEN, Label Bleu )
  • 2008 Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street (ECM), with Eivind Aarset , Jan Bang , Peter Freeman (bass), Helge Norbakken (dr)
  • 2018 Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) (Ndeya)
  • 2020 Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) (Ndeya)

literature

  • Mark Prendergast: The Ambient Century . Bloomsbury Publishing, New York / London 2000.
  • Jon Hassell: Liner Notes for Vernal Equinox
  • Konrad Heidkamp: About ventilating a mouthpiece . In: Die Zeit , No. 15/2006; about Hassell
  • Karl Lippegaus : The silence in the head - interviews and notes about music , Ammann Verlag 1989; Revised and expanded new edition: Nieswand Verlag, Kiel 1991, 1994, ISBN 3-926048-47-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jon Pareles: Jon Hassell with Trumpet and Electronics . In: New York Times , September 21, 1989, p. C15. On-line
  2. ↑ quoted from the program of the German Jazz Festival 2007 (Hessischer Rundfunk) Jon Hassell and Maarifa Street feat. Kurt d 'Haeseleer: Magical video realism : "My expression' Fourth World '" describes a sensual coordinate system in which organic forms can be found for the balance between ancient wisdom and the latest technologies. "
  3. ↑ Hassell supported him in composing the score for Martin Scorsese's film The Last Temptation of Christ . see Jon Hassell on laut.de : "After the collaboration, Brian Eno further developed both his ambient concept and the multi-rhythmic approach." Temptation of Christ "to have really developed my own world music concept."
  4. ↑ Noah Yoo: Jon Hassell, Influential Avant-Garde Composer, Dies at 84. In: pitchfork.com . June 26, 2021, accessed June 27, 2021 .
personal data
SURNAME Hassell, Jon
SHORT DESCRIPTION American trumpeter and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Memphis (Tennessee)
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 2021