88 years old (Born on March 22, 1937)
Happy Birthday, Jon Hassell! May your celebrations be as delightfully experimental and electronically distorted as your groundbreaking trumpet solos. You've boldly blurred the lines between jazz, ambient sounds, and world music—proving that trumpets can indeed speak a universal language (even if it's occasionally filtered through some cosmic electronic wizardry).From pioneering Fourth World Music to collaborating with legends like Brian Eno, you've consistently pushed musical boundaries into uncharted sonic territories. Here's hoping this birthday hits all the right notes—and maybe even invents a few new ones along the way!
Keep blowing minds (and horns), Jon—we're listening eagerly for what's next!
Jon Hassell's Best Moments
