American trumpeter, composer and author. Creator of a style of music he described as Fourth World, a mysterious, unique hybrid of music both ancient and digital, composed and improvised, Eastern and Western. After composition studies and university degrees in the USA, he went to Europe to study electronic and serial music with Karlheinz Stockhausen. Several years later, he returned to New York where his first recordings were made with minimalist masters La Monte Young and Terry Riley, through whom he met the Hindustani raga master, Pandit Pran Nath, and embarked on a lifelong quest to transmute his teacher's Kirana vocal mastery into a new trumpet sound and style.
Jon Hassell has 5 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Signature works include Brian Eno 1971–1977: The Man Who Fell To Earth, Seal: MTV Unplugged, Brilliant Trees Sessions. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
