| LC control no. | no 90012234 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hassell, Jon, 1937-2021 |
| Variant(s) | Hassell, John, 1937-2021 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1937-03-22 |
| Death date | 2021-06-26 |
| Place of birth | Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Music Jazz Electronic music Avant-garde (Music) World music Ambient music Minimal music |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Trumpeters Jazz musicians |
| Found in | Kronos Quartet. White man sleeping [SR] p1987: disc (Jon Hassell; b. 1937) container (b. Memphis, Tennessee) His Fourth world. Vol. 1, Possible musics [SR]: label (John Hassell) New York times online, June 29, 2021 (obituary published June 27, 2021: Jon Hassell; born March 22, 1937, in Memphis; died Saturday [June 26] at age 84; composer and trumpeter who blended modern technology with ancient instruments and traditions to create what he called Fourth World music) Wikipedia, June 29, 2021 (Jon Hassell; born March 22, 1937, Memphis, Tennessee; died June 26, 2021; American trumpet player and composer active from the 1960s on; 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; genres: avant-garde, world, ambient, minimalism, electroacoustic) |
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