One of the first reviews of Jon Hassell's new cd on the AllAboutJazz site: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=31702 Can't wait to hear the music......
I've got the ticket to the show and for the flight there... Now all I need is to get the hotel room. Any suggestions, either from locals or experienced...
... Just got back from the Zankel Hall show, and wow, it was almost worth the 20 year wait since the last NY show. Jon came out and signed CDs afterwards, and...
... Indeed, I got to sit front row center (it was general admission, but I was first in line) for the opening Columbus, OH show, and it was truly beautiful....
Totally sublime show in New York last night. The music, mood, lighting, projections made for a wonderful, unique experience. You fans in MN, L.A. and...
Hello there, Thanks for the reports on the concerts. Can anyone supply more of a musical description? I'm interested to hear how far the music's moved on from...
... Thanks for the reports on the concerts. Can anyone supply more of a musical description? I'm interested to hear how far the music's moved on from either ...
Mal Humes
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Feb 11, 2009 10:28 pm
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Thanks to all for reports on the recent performances. (Hey Malcolm!) It whets my appetite all the more for my trip down to LA for Friday's performance... Was...
Thanks Mal and thanks Steve - two different, very interesting perspectives - much appreciated! Jan Bang is definitely a one-off and I agree with you Mal re...
Wow! Thanks all for relating your experiences at the performances (and confirming that the CD will be on sale!)... Curious about no opener and no vocalist on...
I was living in Columbus circa 1986 when the Wexner first opened, and I recall being so eager to go there for a complete performance by Philip Glass & Company...
Lot of good descriptions of the NY show, all very well written. As regards the CD - which was available at the show, and which Jon graciously signed - I would...
... They're selling the new CD and the reissue of Powerspot at the merchandise booth. No opening act for the NYC show either but why would you need one with...
The Friday the 13th performance in UCLA's ornate Royce Hall was deliciously intoxicating and mesmerizing. Low lighting complemented the subtle sounds woven on...
and here's mine.... http://thequietus.com/articles/01232-jon-hassell-last-night-the-moon-came-dropping-its-clothes-in-the-street-album-review Daniel Patrick...
BRIAN ENO & JON HASSELL continue a 30-year dialogue: Making the world safe for pleasure /Control and surrender /Kinds of abstraction sickness /The north and...
... I'm undecided as yet - did you notice that there are some samples available via: http://player.ecmrecords.com/siwan the third of which does sound very...
bought the mp3 version from Amazon in the meantime. Wonderful music no doubt, and especially frame drums and Jon's playing fit very well. However, I found...
Has anyone ever heard or read of Jon Hassell's jazz influences (besides, of course, Miles Davis)? I've heard moments of that breathy tone in musicians as...
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Jun 17, 2009 12:39 pm
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How many of the tracks feature Jon's soundworld (and which ones are they, if you don't mind checking)? The samples on the ECM site only included one, but a...
... It's available on Spotify so you can listen to the whole thing occasionally interrupted by ads, here's the direct link: Jon Balke – Siwan Can't help but...
... if you don't mind checking)? 4. Ya Safwa Ti 5. Ondas Do Mar De Vigo 6. Itimad 8. Zahori 10. Thulythyath 11. Toda Sciencia Trancendiendo -Michael...