Nasjonal jazzscene får besøk av en mester innen ambient og elektronika når komponist og trompetist Jon Hassell står på scenen lørdag 12. november.
Hassell er mannen bak musikkstilen han selv kaller for ”The Fourth World” og har markert seg som en innovativ stilskaper innenfor elektronika, jazz og verdensmusikk. Han har jobbet tett med musikere som Brian Eno og Peter Gabriel, og har vært et stilmessig forbilde for Arve Henriksen og Nils Petter Molvær. Med seg til Nasjonal jazzscene har han komponist og gitarist Rick Cox (US), en annen pionér innen ambientsjangeren.
Sagt om Jon Hassell:
«Miles Davis and Jon Hassell are both trumpet players who have transcended the instrument’s inherent limitations and now use it as flexibly, as expressively and as intimately as a great singer uses his voice. They are both visionary composers who use their knowledge of American traditions and the musics of the world to create vivid landscapes that seem to palpitate with a life of their own. They are both musicians with serious reputations who have nevertheless crossed the boundaries that separate ‘art’ and ‘popular’ music.» – NEW YORK TIMES
«Extraordinary, otherworldly music…» – ROLLING STONE
«If you’re looking for interesting new music, I recommend all the works of Jon Hassell.» – PHILIP GLASS
«I’ve really gotten into your Fascinoma. There’s real clarity and honesty about it… The music is fantastic, and its undefendedness inspires instant confidence. This is very much the mood of the times.»- BRIAN ENO
«A visionary.» – PAT METHENY
«I’ve always thought about your music as ‘secretly happy’.» – BJÖRK
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