Discography

Concerts

Jon Hassell (trumpet, keyboard), Eivind Aarset (electric guitar, bass), Jan Bang (sampler), Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche (violin)

From 2005, the group became known as Maarifa Street

(maarifa means “knowledge, wisdom” in Arabic).

The musicians who most usually performed as Maarifa Street are:

Jon Hassell—trumpet / keyboard

with:

  • Peter Freeman—bass / laptop
  • Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche—violin
  • Jan Bang—live sampling
  • J. A. Deane—live sampling
  • Jamie Muhoberac—leyboard
  • Eivind Aarset—guitar
  • Rick Cox—guitar
  • Steve Shehan—drums / percussion

Our audio engineer during most of this time, responsible for a brilliant sound in the hall and in our recordings is Arnaud Mercier.

Look for specific personnel within each entry below.

Concert Tours & Gigs

DATE: 20jul13
CITY: Junas, France
EVENT: Festival – Jazz à Junas, Carrières du Bon Temp

DATE: 21jul13
CITY: Ostrava, Czech Republic
EVENT: Festival – Colours of Ostrava, Gong Vítkovice stage

DATE: 24jul13
CITY: Würzburg, Germany
EVENT: Festival : Hafensommer Würzburg, Mainwiesen

DATE: 26jul13
CITY: Berlin, Germany
EVENT: Festival : Berlin Atonal, Kraftwerk Berlin

DATE: 27jul13
CITY: Berlin, Germany
EVENT: Festival : Berlin Atonal, Kraftwerk Berlin

DATE: 29jul13
CITY: Perugia, Italy
EVENT: Festival – Music for Sunset, Maggiore Island on Trasimeno Lake

DATE: 12nov11
CITY: Oslo, Norway
EVENT: Concert, Nasjonal Jazzscene, Victoria (Jon Hassell+Rick Cox)

DATE: 11nov11
CITY: Bergen, Norway
EVENT: Concert, Sardinen USF (Jon Hassell+Rick Cox)

DATE: 8nov11
CITY: Trondheim, Norway
EVENT: Concert, Dokkkhuset Scene (Jon Hassell+Rick Cox)

DATE: 24sep11
CITY: Paris, France
EVENT: Concert, Festival d’Ile de France, La Dynamo (Jon Hassell+ Werner Hasler, Live sampling)

DATE: 8apr11
CITY: Grenoble, France
EVENT: 38 Ruggissants Festival, “Crossroad,” (Jon Hassell+Jan Bang and Camel Zekri with Le Diwan de Biskra) (Algeria)

DATE: 3mar11
CITY: Paris, France
EVENT: Inauguration of La Gaite’ Lyrique, Center for Technology and Art, Brian Eno and Jon Hassell, “An Illustrated Talk”

DATE: 3sep10
CITY: Kristiansand, Norway
EVENT: Punkt Festival

DATE: 29aug10
CITY: Reykjavik, Iceland
EVENT: Concert: Reykjavik Jazz Festival (Jon Hassell+Jan Bang)
Seminar: Jon Hassell

DATE: 31oct09
CITY: Tampere, Finland
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Tampere Jazz Happening

DATE: 30oct09
CITY: Mannheim, Germany
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Enjoy Jazz

DATE: 29oct09
CITY: Lausanne, Switzerland
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Casino de Montbenon, Festival Jazz Onze + (JH, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang)

​Mezzo TV – Jon Hassell and Maarifa Street, Lausanne

DATE: 28oct09
CITY: Lisbon, Portugal
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Maria Matos Teatro Municipal
(JH, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang)

DATE: 25oct09
CITY: Skopje, Macedonia
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Macedonian Opera House, Skjopje Jazz Festival (JH, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang)

DATE: 13oct09
CITY: Oldenburg, Germany
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Kulturzentrum
(JH, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang)

DATE: 22sep09
CITY: Minneapolis, Minnesota
EVENT: Brian Eno and Jon Hassell, “Conversation Piece,” Walker Art Center

DATE: 15jul09
CITY: Stockholm, Sweden
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Stockholm Jazz Festival, with Eivind Aarset.

DATE: 5jul09
CITY: Roskilde, Denmark
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Roskilde Festval, with Eivind Aarset.

DATE: 6jun09
CITY: Sydney, Australia
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Sydney Opera House, Luminous Festival (JH, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 7jun09
CITY: Sydney, Australia
EVENT: Brian Eno and Jon Hassell “Conversation Piece,” Sydney Opera House, Luminous festival.

DATE: 9apr09
CITY: London, UK
EVENT: Brian Eno and Jon Hassell, “Conversation Piece,” Southbank Centre, Ether Festival.

DATE: 14feb09
CITY: Vancouver, Canada
EVENT: Maarifa Street ECM tour, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Chan Center for Performing Arts (JH, Peter Freeman, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Jan Bang, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 13feb09
CITY: Los Angeles, California
EVENT: Maarifa Street ECM tour, UCLA Performing Arts, Live! series, Royce Hall (JH, Peter Freeman, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Jan Bang, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 12feb09
CITY: Minneapolis, Minnesota
EVENT: Maarifa Street ECM tour, Walker Art Center, McGuire Theater
(JH, Peter Freeman, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Jan Bang, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 19feb09
CITY: New York City
EVENT: Maarifa Street ECM tour, Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall)
(JH, Peter Freeman, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Jan Bang, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 8feb09
CITY: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
EVENT: Maarifa Street ECM tour, World Café Live
(JH, Peter Freeman, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Jan Bang, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 6feb09
CITY: Knoxville, Tennessee
EVENT: Maarifa Street ECM tour, Big Ears Festival, Bijou Theater
(JH, Peter Freeman, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Jan Bang, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 5feb09
CITY: Columbis, Ohio
EVENT: Maarifa Street ECM tour, Ohio State University, Wexner Center
(JH, Peter Freeman, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Jan Bang, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 21-22nov08
CITY: London, UK
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, London Jazz Festival, Kings Place with Eivind Aarset, Helge Norbakken, drums

DATE: 7nov08
CITY: Warsaw, Poland
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Kino Muranov (JH, Peter Freeman, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 6nov08
CITY: Pragues, Czech Republic
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Palac Akropolis (JH, Peter Freeman, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 4nov08
CITY: Manerbio, Italy
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Teatro Politeama (JH, Peter Freeman, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 31oct08
CITY: Reggio Emilia, Italy
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Teatro Cavallerizza (JH, Peter Freeman, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 30oct08
CITY: Torino, Italy
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Teatro Valdocco (JH, Peter Freeman, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 29oct08
CITY: Oslo, Norway
EVENT: Concert, Maarifa Street, Nasjonal Jazzscene, Victoria (JH, Peter Freeman, J. A. Deane)

DATE: 4-6sep08
CITY: Kristiansand, Norway
EVENT: Punkt Festival
Concert: Maarifa Street (JH, Peter Freeman, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche, Jan Bang, Pedram Khavar Zamini, Persian drums.
Hassell Installation: “Near Far” (church bells re-harmonized) / Seminar: “Conversational Remix” Brian Eno and Jon Hassell

DATE: 28may08
CITY: Bergen, Norway
EVENT: Nattjazz Festival, Maarifa Street with JH, Peter Freeman, Jan Bang, Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche (violin)

DATE: 27may08
CITY: Bergen, Norway
EVENT: Bergen Festival / Jon Hassell performance in Jon Balke’s “Siwan”

DATE: 17may08
CITY: Norwich, UK
EVENT: Norfolk and Norwich Festival / Norwich Cathedral
Premiere: Jon Hassell’s “In Tsegihi (The Night Chant)”
Maarifa Street group with Pete Lockett, with The Voice Project and 100-voice Bigger Sky Choir

Rehearsal “In Tsegihi” Norwich Cathedral

DATE: 10-11may08
CITY: Oslo, Norway
EVENT: ECM Recording of Jon Balke’s “Siwan,” Rainbow Studios

DATE: 9may08
CITY: Stavanger, Norway
EVENT: Stavanger Festival, JH in Jon Balke’s “Siwan”

DATE: 8-12apr08
CITY: Perne Les Fontaines, France
EVENT: Initial Recording, “Last Night the Moon Came…” (ECM) at La Buissonne Studio. (JH, Peter Freeman, Jamie Muhoberac, Rick Cox, Jan Bang.)

Jon Hassell – La Buissonne Studio – “Last Night the Moon Came…”

DATE: 24nov07
CITY: Bari, Italy
EVENT: Times Zone festival / venue: Palamartino / Jon Hassell and Maarifa Street (JH, Peter Freeman, Steve Shehan & Jan Bang—Live Sampling/Electronics [Nils Petter Molvaer/Punkt])


DATE: 23nov07
CITY: Courtrai, Belgium
EVENT: “Gamescape performance” / BUDAFEST 07 / Budascoop—Theatre 1 / Jon Hassell and Maarifa Street (JH, Peter Freeman, Steve Shehan & Jan Bang)


DATE: 20nov07
CITY: Uppsala, Sweden
EVENT: Uppsala Konsert & Kongress AB / Jon Hassell and Maarifa Street (JH, Peter Freeman, Steve Shehan & Jan Bang)


DATE: 17nov07
CITY: London, UK
EVENT: London Jazz Festival / Jon Hassell and Maarifa Street (JH, Peter Freeman, Steve Shehan & Jan Bang) / venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall (South Bank Centre)


DATE: 15nov07
CITY: Genk, Belgium
EVENT: Motivés festival / Jon Hassell and Maarifa Street (JH, Peter Freeman, Steve Shehan & Jan Bang) / 8p “Gamescape” Premiere (Video performance: Kurt d’Haeseleer) / 10p Maarifa Street Concert / venue: Casino Modern


DATE: 26oct07
CITY: Frankfurt, Germany
EVENT: Frankfurt Jazz Festival / Jon Hassell and Maarifa Street (JH, Peter Freeman, Jamie Muhoberac–Keyboard/Laptop [Seal/John Mayer] & Rick Cox) / Video Performance: Kurt d’Haeseleer


DATE: 21aug07
CITY: Capo Manu (Oristano) Sardinia (seaside)
EVENT: Festival Altrimari (Trio: with Peter Freeman, Rick Cox)


DATE: 9feb2007
CITY: Rome Auditorium, Parco della Musica
EVENT: Gazelab – “SGUARDO” / A Stage work conceived by Roberto Masotti in tribute to ECM Records (with Terje Rypdal, Miki N’Doye, Jon Balke, Anya Lechner, “M2”)

Sonic Scenery​

Review

First Friday (2june06) event at Museum of Natural History Los Angeles dedicated to Conversations: Los Angeles Leiden: Nature in the City.

Magic Place (Naturalis) Jon Hassell’s sound installation in Conversations show at Naturalis Museum in Leiden, The Netherlands.

Solid State, Jon Hassell’s Sonic Sculpture was performed at the First Friday event.

Solid State in performance—Peter Freeman and Jon Hassell.

DATE: 4nov06
CITY: Berlin, Germany / Babylon Berlin: Mitte
EVENT: Jazz Fest Berlin


DATE: 1nov06
CITY: Mannheim, Germany / Alte Feuerwache
EVENT: Enjoy Jazz


DATE: 28oct06
CITY: Umea, Sweden / Studio Jazz
EVENT: Umea Jazz Festival


DATE: 25oct06
CITY: Belgrade, Serbia / Kolarac
EVENT: Belgrade Jazz Festival


DATE: 6oct06
CITY: Leipzig, Germany / Schauspielhaus
EVENT: Leipziger Jazztage


DATE: 23jul06
CITY: Boretto ( Reggio Emilia), Italy / Cantiere Arni
EVENT: Festival Mundus


DATE: 21jul06
CITY: Roma, Italy / Laghetto Di Villa Ada
EVENT: Roma Incontra il Mondo


DATE: 20jul06
CITY: Molde, Norway / Kulturhuset
EVENT: Molde International Jazz Festival


DATE: 2jun06
CITY: Los Angeles / Natural History Museum
EVENT: Solid State performance


DATE: 20mar06
CITY: Leiden / Netherlands / Naturalis Museum
EVENT: Conversations: Sound Installation (“Magic Place”)


DATE: 12mar06
CITY: Paris / Maison De Radio France
EVENT: Presence Electroniques / SHIFT Jon Hassell / Michel Redolfi / Lightwave


DATE: 3feb06
CITY: Los Angeles / Natural History Museum
EVENT: Sonic Scenery: Sound Installation (“Wilderness Psalms”)

DATE: 8nov05
CITY: Vienna, Austria / Vienna Konzerthaus
EVENT: Jazz Im Konzerthaus

DATE: 6nov05
CITY: Madrid, Spain / Colegio Mayor San Juan Evangelista
EVENT: Madrid Jazz Festival

DATE: 4nov05
CITY: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzogovina / Dom Policije
EVENT: Jazz Fest

DATE: 24jun05
CITY: Kristiansand, Norway / Agder Teater
EVENT: Punkt Festival (with Eivind Aarset)

DATE: 30mar05
CITY: Amiens, France / Grand Theatre de la Maison de la Culture d’Amiens
EVENT: Amiens Festival (with guests: Eivind Aarset, Paolo Fresu, Dhafer Youssef)

DATE: 4jul04
CITY: Montreal, Quebec / Spectrum
EVENT: Montreal Jazz Festival (with guests Eric Truffaz, Paolo Fresu, Dhafer Youssef)
​2003 ​| France, Italy, Canada​​​

DATE: 9oct03
CITY: Paris, France / Le Trabendo
EVENT: Festival Ile de France (with guests John Beasley, Dhafer Youssef)

DATE: 26may03
CITY: Milan, Italy / Teatro dal Verme
EVENT: Suoni e Visioni (with guests John Beasley, Paolo Fresu)

DATE: 6-7jul03
CITY: Montreal, Quebec / Les Salles du Gesu
EVENT: Montreal Jazz Festival
​2002 ​| United Kingdom​​​

​DATE: 5apr02
CITY: London, UK / Barbican Centre
EVENT: Jon Hassell / Baaba Maal / Howie B / John Beasley

DATE: 13aug01
CITY: Berchidda, Sardinia, Italy
EVENT: Festival Time in Jazz (Trio: with Rick Cox, John Beasley)

DATE: 23mar99
CITY: Los Angeles
EVENT: Shoot for Million Dollar Hotel (dir. Wim Wenders)

DATE: 23-28aug99
CITY: Dublin, Ireland / U2 Studio
EVENT: Recording for Million Dollar Hotel score ( with Bono, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Bill Frisell, Greg Cohen, Brian Blade.
​1998 ​| Spain, United States​​​

DATE: 2oct98
CITY: Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain) / Jameos del Agua
EVENT: IX Festival of Visual Music / with Guy Sigsworth / Eshan Khadaroo / Saul Freeman

DATE: 22-25nov98
CITY: Santa Barbara, California
EVENT: Recording session #3 for “Fascinoma” / with Ry Cooder

DATE: 14nov97
CITY: Amsterdam / De Melkweg
EVENT: De Ijsbreker Concert Series / with Gregg Arreguin, Peter Freeman, Jamie Muhoberac

DATE: 13nov97
CITY: London, UK / Queen Elisabeth Hall
EVENT: London Jazz Festival / with Gregg Arreguin, Peter Freeman, Jamie Muhoberac

DATE: 10nov97
CITY: Nice, France / Opera de Nice
EVENT: MANCA Festival / with Gregg Arreguin, Peter Freeman, Jamie Muhoberac

DATE: 6-8oct97
CITY: Santa Barbara, California
EVENT: Recording session #2 for “Fascinoma” / with Ry Cooder

DATE: 8-11sep97
CITY: Santa Barbara, California
EVENT: Recording session #1 for “Fascinoma” / with Ry Cooder

DATE: 25sept97
CITY: New York City
EVENT: David Letterman Show with Jackson Browne

DATE: April1997
CITY: Los Angeles / Ocean Way Studio
EVENT: Recording: Ry Cooder score for “The End of Violence” (dir. Wim Wenders)

DATE: 4mar97
CITY: USA
EVENT: Premiere: “The Practice” / ABC-TV series / Theme: Jon Hassell

DATE: 20feb97
CITY: Amsterdam / Planetarium
EVENT: Solid State

DATE: 12sep96
CITY: Den Haag, Netherlands / Netherlands Dance Theater
EVENT: Premiere: “Lurch” – Choreography: Gideon Obarzanek / Music: Jon Hassell

DATE: 9apr96
CITY: New York City
EVENT: MTV Unplugged broadcast: Seal with guest, Jon Hassell

DATE: Aug/Sept1995
CITY: Los Angeles
EVENT: Scoring “Wild Side” (dir. Donald Cammel) / with Lee Curreri

​DATE: 12apr94
CITY: USA
EVENT: CD Release: Jon Hassell and Bluescreen “Dressing for Pleasure” (Warner Bros.)

DATE: 26-30nov92
CITY: Stockholm
EVENT: Recording: Stina Nordenstam / CD: “And She Closed Her Eyes”

DATE: 24/27sep92
CITY: Los Angeles
EVENT: Recording: Ry Cooder score for “Trespass”

DATE: 3jul92
CITY: Paris
EVENT: Comme Des Garçons / Homme Plus Spring-Summer 93 / Runway with John Hurt, Peter Weller, Lyle Lovett, others.

DATE: 4-12jul92
CITY: Marrakesh, Morocco / Seville, Spain
EVENT: Seville Expo-92 / “Rhythmes du Futur” / Moroccan Independence Day Spectacle / Collaboration between 10 Moroccan Tribal groups and a select group of Western musicians featuring Jon Hassell, Richard Horowitz, Loy Ehrlich, Steve Shehan, Jamey Haddad.

DATE: 11mar91
CITY: Paris
EVENT: Recording: Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses

DATE: 28nov88
CITY: Venice, Italy / Teatro Toniolo
EVENT: Concert Tour / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Adam Rudolph

DATE: 26nov88
CITY: Taranto, Italy
EVENT: Concert Tour / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Adam Rudolph

DATE: 24nov88
CITY: Rimini, Italy / Teatro Novelli
EVENT: Concert Tour / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Adam Rudolph

DATE: 23nov88
CITY: Torino, Italy / The Big Club
EVENT: Concert Tour / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Adam Rudolph

DATE: 21nov88
CITY: Rome, Italy / Teatro Olimpico
EVENT: Concert Tour / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Adam Rudolph

DATE: 4nov88
CITY: Berlin, Germany / Philharmonic Hall
EVENT: JazzFest Berlin / with J. A. Deane and Farafina (Traditional group from Burkina Faso)

DATE: 15,16sept88
CITY: Tokyo, Japan / La Foret Museum, Harajuku
EVENT: “Flash of the Spirit” series / with J. A. Deane and Farafina (Traditional group from Burkina Faso)

DATE: 22,23sept88
CITY: Tokyo, Japan / La Foret Museum, Akasaka
EVENT: “Flash of the Spirit” series / with J. A. Deane and Farafina (Traditional group from Burkina Faso)

DATE: 17sept88
CITY: Linz, Austria / Ars Electronica
EVENT: “XEN” – 3D Film by Thomas Shannon presented with live score performance by Jon Hassell Group with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel.

DATE: 3-5mar88
CITY: Boston / Museum of Fine Arts
EVENT: Zangezi: Russian Futurist play by V. Khlebnikov, directed by Peter Sellars, Music composed and perfomed live by Jon Hassell.

DATE: 3feb88
CITY: Rennes, France / Maison de la Culture
EVENT: Concert series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel.

DATE: 30jan88
CITY: Rotterdam, Netherlands / De Lantaren
EVENT: Concert series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel.

DATE: 27jan88
CITY: Paris, France / Theatre de la Ville
EVENT: Concert series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel.

DATE: 17nov-6dec87
CITY: New York / Brooklyn Academy of Music
EVENT: Next Wave Festival / Zangezi: Russian Futurist play by V. Khlebnikov, directed by Peter Sellars, Music composed and perfomed live by Jon Hassell.

DATE: 21-23jul87
CITY: New York / Media Sound Studios
EVENT: Recording “Flash of the Spirit” with Farafina / Daniel Lanois producing

DATE: 24jul87
CITY: New York / Lincoln Center
EVENT: Serious Fun Festival / with J. A. Deane and Farafina (Traditional group from Burkina Faso)

DATE: 4jul87
CITY: Bari, Italy
EVENT: Concert Tour / with J. A. Deane and Farafina (Traditional group from Burkina Faso)

DATE: 2jul87
CITY: Sant’ Anticolo, Italy
EVENT: Concert Tour / with J. A. Deane and Farafina (Traditional group from Burkina Faso)

DATE: 29jun87
CITY: Cagliari, Italy
EVENT: Jazz in Sardegna / with J. A. Deane and Farafina (Traditional group from Burkina Faso)

DATE: 19jun87
CITY: Bristol, UK
EVENT: World of Music, Art, Dance Festival / with J. A. Deane and Farafina (Traditional group from Burkina Faso)

DATE: 5jun87
CITY: Moers, Germany
EVENT: Moers Jazz Festival / with J. A. Deane and Farafina (Traditional group from Burkina Faso)

DATE: 20may87
CITY: Bergen, Norway
EVENT: Bergen Festival / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz

DATE: 13,14may87
CITY: Bern, Switzerland / Kunstmuseum
EVENT: Jazz Now Bern / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz

DATE: 10may87
CITY: Valladolid, Spain
EVENT: International Theater Festival / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz

DATE: 24jan87
CITY: Vancouver, Canada / Simon Fraser University
EVENT: Arts series / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz

DATE: 4-21dec86
CITY: Los Angeles / Museum of Contemporary Art
EVENT: Premiere: Zangezi. A Russian Futurist play by V. Khlebnikov, directed by Peter Sellars, Music composed and perfomed live by Jon Hassell.

DATE: 17,18oct86
CITY: New York / Brooklyn Academy of Music
EVENT: Next Wave Festival / Jon Hassell with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz

DATE: 26,27aug86
CITY: Rome, Italy / Villa Palavicini
EVENT: Center for Experimental Theater / Jon Hassell with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz

DATE: 14jul86
CITY: Chicago
EVENT: Ravinia Festival / Jon Hassell with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz

DATE: 26may86
CITY: Bari, Italy
EVENT: Time Zones Festival / Jon Hassell with J. A. Deane

DATE: 9apr86
CITY: Hamburg, Germany / Die Fabrik
EVENT: Concert series: Jon Hassell with J. A. Deane

DATE: 23jan86
CITY: Minneapolis / Walker Art Center
EVENT: Performance series / Jon Hassell with J. A. Deane

DATE: 18jan86
CITY: Philidelphia
EVENT: Relache Concert Series / Jon Hassell with J. A. Deane

DATE: 24nov85
CITY: Oslo, Norway / Sonja Henies Onstad Kunstcenter
EVENT: Concert Series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michael Brook

DATE: 22nov85
CITY: Stockholm / Kulturhuset
EVENT: Concert Series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michael Brook

DATE: 15nov85
CITY: Bordeaux, France
EVENT: Sigma Festival / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michael Brook

DATE: 13sept85
CITY: San Francisco / Herbst Theater
EVENT: Kronos Quartet premiere of “Pano Da Costa (Cloth From the Coast)” by Jon Hassell.

DATE: 19may85
CITY: Eindhoven, Netherlands / Effenaar
EVENT: Concert Series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michael Brook

DATE: 18may85
CITY: Amsterdam, Netherlands / Paradiso
EVENT: Concert Series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michael Brook

DATE: 17may85
CITY: Brussels, Belgium / Beursschouwburg
EVENT: Concert Series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michael Brook

DATE: 16may85
CITY: Rotterdam / De Lantaren
EVENT: Concert Series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michael Brook

DATE: 15may85
CITY: Hamburg / Die Fabrik
EVENT: Concert Series / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michael Brook

DATE: 12,13may85
CITY: Paris, France / Theatre de la Bastille
EVENT: Paris Biennale / with J. A. Deane, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Michael Brook

DATE: 5-7mar85
CITY: London, UK
EVENT: Recording: David Sylvian “Words with the Shaman”
​1984 ​| ​​​United Kingdom, Germany, United States

DATE: 22-23oct84
CITY: Bristol, UK
EVENT: Recording: Peter Gabriel “Birdy”

DATE: 4sept84
CITY: Berlin, W. Germany
EVENT: Recording: David Sylvian “Brilliant Trees”

DATE: 19may84
CITY: New York / Tompkins Square Park
EVENT: Outdoor Concert / Jon Hassell with Richard Henderson

DATE: 12oct83
CITY: Washington DC / Hayden Planetarium
EVENT: New Music America / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz, Michael Brook

DATE: 10oct83
CITY: Lugano, Switzerland / Aula Magna Scuola Tecnica
EVENT: Oggi Musica / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz, Michael Brook

DATE: 5oct83
CITY: Venice, Italy / Teatro Malibran
EVENT: Venice Biennale / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz, Michael Brook

DATE: 19, 21jun83
CITY: Tokyo, Japan / Kain Hoken Hall
EVENT: Concert / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz, Michael Brook

DATE: 22jun83
CITY: Tokyo, Japan / Pithecan Thropus Erectus
EVENT: Special club performance / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz, Michael Brook

DATE: 24jun83
CITY: Fukuoka, Japan / Youbin Chokin Kaikan Hall
EVENT: Concert / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz, Michael Brook

DATE: 25jun83
CITY: Osaka, Japan / Sankei Hall
EVENT: Concert Series / with J. A. Deane, Richard Horowitz, Michael Brook

DATE: 28may83
CITY: Sens, France / Polyvalente Room
EVENT: Int. Festival of Contemporary Music / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook

DATE: 7apr83
CITY: Milan, Italy / Teatro Orfeo
EVENT: Radio Popolare / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook

DATE: 2mar83
CITY: Montreal, Quebec / St. James The Apostle Church
EVENT: Traquen’ Art Presentation / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook

DATE: 27feb83
CITY: Matanne, Quebec / Community College Matanne
EVENT: Concert / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook

DATE: 26feb83
CITY: Quebec City, Canada / Community College F. X. Garneaux
EVENT: Concert / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook

DATE: 3.4dec82
CITY: Toronto, Canada / Ontario College of Art
EVENT: Special Concert: with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook, Aiybe Dieng, Brian Eno

DATE: 5dec82
CITY: Boston / Morse Auditorium, Boston University
EVENT: Modern Productions: with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook

DATE: 17jul82
CITY: Bath, UK
EVENT: World of Music, Arts, Dance Festival (WOMAD) / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook, Abdou Mboup

DATE: 5jun82
CITY: Montpellier, France / Grammont
EVENT: Rencontres Nord-Sud / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook, Miguel Frasconi

DATE: 23,24feb82
CITY: Paris, France / Club Rex
EVENT: Nuits d’Actuel / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook, Nana Vasconcelos

DATE: 3.4dec82
CITY: Toronto, Canada / Ontario College of Art
EVENT: Special Concert: with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook, Aiybe Dieng, Brian Eno

DATE: 5dec82
CITY: Boston / Morse Auditorium, Boston University
EVENT: Modern Productions: with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook

DATE: 17jul82
CITY: Bath, UK
EVENT: World of Music, Arts, Dance Festival (WOMAD) / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook, Abdou Mboup

DATE: 5jun82
CITY: Montpellier, France / Grammont
EVENT: Rencontres Nord-Sud / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook, Miguel Frasconi

DATE: 23,24feb82
CITY: Paris, France / Club Rex
EVENT: Nuits d’Actuel / with J. A. Deane, Michael Brook, Nana Vasconcelos

DATE: 25jun80
CITY: New York / Mudd Club
EVENT: Concert / Jon Hassell with Michael Brook, Nana Vasçoncelos

DATE: 25jan80
CITY: Toronto / Art Gallery of Ontario
EVENT: A-Space / Jon Hassell with David Rosenboom, Michael Brook

DATE: 15jun79
CITY: New York / The Kitchen
EVENT: New Music, New York / Jon Hassell, solo, with electronics

DATE: 13,14oct77
CITY: New York / The Kitchen
EVENT: Jon Hassell solo with electronics

​DATE: 9oct76
CITY: Toronto, Canada / The Music Gallery
EVENT: Concert / Jon Hassell with David Rosenboom

DATE: 29-31may75
CITY: New York / Dia Art Foundation
EVENT: Dia Performance Series / Solid State Live: Jon Hassell with David Rosenboom, Richard Teitelbaum, Walter DeMaria

KATHY CHANGE

TEXT FORWARDED FROM “THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN”:

The following is the full of text of a note, directed at the Penn (U. of Pennsylvania) community, that was enclosed in one of the packages of materials that Kathy Change distributed the morning of October 22nd 1996, the day she set fire to herself.

(Note that this was written in the atmosphere surrounding the first Gulf War. -jh)

All that you have and cling to in fear

Is as worthwhile as a poisoned pie.

A universe full of love and wonderful possibilities

Would be yours if only you would reach for it.

You are sitting in timid conformity

On a hayride to hell.

You’re just about there.

Get off that truck now.

Break out of the ranks of evil

Do a dance for freedom.

I am angry, impatient, full of anxiety

And full of hope and love

But after 18 years of trying and being rejected

And being a pariah and a fool

I have finally concluded that my charism

And social magnetism register high on the negative scale.

Now that I’ve put in the first word,

This movement that I’ve tried to start,

Would probably do better without me,

So I will try to make a dramatic exit.

I’ve tried to do this several times before,

And failed.

If this is the right thing to do,

Heaven will help me.

If not,

Well,

Nevermind. I’ll be seeing you around.

I look at you and you are so beautiful

It makes me shy.

Your sympathy makes me want to hide

Because I feel unworthy.

For the cause I want to grab you

Drag you to meetings and demonstrations

But I’m afraid of putting you on the spot

Making you uncomfortable, scaring you away

So I am frozen in wanting

to merge my mind and heart with yours

Imprisoned by the invisible barriers

That I know must be broken through

I scream shrilly

I am an ungainly presence

Trying to break through the complacency

with my wild rage.

I have crashed this party

I do not belong here.

But you do. You are the children of the host.

You can talk to each other as peers

And take your rightful places

At academia’s table

with calm and gracious poise.

As crazy as I have been,

You can be cool.

Have confidence in your beliefs

You are a step ahead of everybody else.

Underneath their herd stupidity

Even the demo emulating morons and their sold out mentors

Who appear to be the majority in your milieu,

Are human beings

Who long for the world to be freed and set right

Even though they don’t know it.

Do them the great kindness of forgiving their stupidity

And put them in touch with the real heart

Of humanity.

To reach through the mask

Is your task.

There is so much at stake;

The country, the world, the future.

Don’t be put off by trivialities.

With you as its champion

Good will surely triumph.

How great will be your glory

How multitudinous will be your blessings

The highest happiness will be yours.

For many years I have though that Penn

Would be a good place to start the Transformation.

If this action I am taking succeeds

I hoped it might spark some interest

In what I was trying to say.

I hoped my writings would be printed and made available.

Maybe Transformation Parties could be held.

I am taking this action out of hope

Not despair.

By destroying my material corpus

I want to free my spirit

So that it can jump inside of you

I think that you would enjoy being filled

with conviction and can-do optimism

I think you would feel good

to be cleansed of the blase brain rot that clogs your mind

Yes there is such a thing as true morality, a real

distinction between good and evil, right and wrong.

Decisive moves must be made on behalf of good.

These are the addresses of some Penn people to whom

I have sent my packages.

Maybe you would like to meet and talk.

I have also sent packages to WXPN

and the Daily Pennsylvanian.

October 7, 1996

The multitudinous war crimes and crimes against humanity of the U.S. government have been documented and detailed, and every American is more or less aware of the criminality of his government, and yet we continue to respect its power and authority. We continue trying to work through the electoral process. We plead with our congress people to work for the well being of all the people and the planet instead of catering to the special interests of big money and organized crime. It is as though Gary Heidnik, the man who imprisoned, tortured and murder women in his basement, was the headmaster of a girls’ prep school; and upon discovery of his crimes,he was duly criticized, but allowed to remain in his position of power and responsibilty, presumably to continue his atrocities. The U.S. government is a much bigger and far worse criminal than Gary Heidnik, and it must be relieved of its duties immediately without further bureacratic hemming and hawing. The crimes of this present system are so enormous, an the dangers to which it is exposing us are so deadly and world threatening, that a sincere and forthright call to the American people to depose this evil system and come together now to peacefully replace it with true democracy, would be received with an overwhelmingly positive response from the people. Media workers are in a position to make this call and it is their responsibility to do so.

It is a waste of energy to get angry and gripe at the government. The government must be replaced by a truly democratic selfgovernment of, for and by the people. Those people working in industries essential to maintaining life should democratically take over their work places and organize an emergency economy to supply the needs of the people. The rest of the people should meet in their communities to organize a new directly democratic community based selfgovernment. This should be done immediately, because every day that we continue with business as usual, the problems just get worse. I want to protest the present government and economic system and the cynicism and passivity of the people in general.

I want to protest this entirely shameful state of affairs as emphatically as I can. But primarily, I want to get publicity in order to draw attention to my proposal for immediate social transformation. To do this I plan to end my own life. The attention of the media is only caught by acts of violence. My moral principles prevent me from doing harm to anyone else or their property, so I must perform this act of violence against myself. Around twelve years ago, I don’t remember the exact year, a woman from Boston set herself on fire in Independence Square. For the next five days the Philadelphia Inquirer was filled with reports of investigations into who this woman was and speculation as to why she did this act. Since I have been in Philadelphia for fiften years, all the while making myself very visible demostrating my position opinions, dancing and waving my flags on the streets of this city, I believe I should create at least as much as a sensation in the press. If the news media buries this story it will be proof of the extreme prejudice of the media. I want this statement and my other writings to be printed in the newspapers of this city. I want the people of this city who have been seeing me around for so long to finally hear what I’ve been saying. I want my ideas to be publically discussed. If people talked about my ideas, they would realize that transformation of our society is possible, and they would feel better.

I first planned to take this action a year ago. I wrote up final statements, xeroxed them, and then I backed down. A year ago, economic collapse seemed to be the most imminent danger threatening us. Today the likelihood of the impending war with Iraq rapidly escalating into a nuclear holocaust eclipses the likelihood of economic collapse as being by far the more serious and scary crisis. I am propmted to take this action by the dire urgency of the world’s environmental crisis, and the enormous unnecessary suffering and repression being endured by all the world’s people because of the oppressive geopolitical system. Of all the world’s people, only the American people have the power to change this global system of abuse, and therefore, it is their responsibility to do so. I hope my action will not be viewed as tragic, but rather, in the light in which it is intended. I am performing this ritual sacrifice in hopes that it will increase the efficacy of my prayers to all the people to have faith in the ideals, choose the path of peace and transform this nation and world.

I also want to make a statement about life and death. Death is natural and inevitable. Death is good, because it allows life to make a fresh start. The spirit is everlasting and always returns to life through rebirth. I am not certain exactly how this happens, but I believe that the spirit recycles itself somehow. It’s true that we are each special individuals whose lives are precious, but we are also part of a great spirit body, the universal collective spirit. By dying, we dissolve our individual ego personality and rejoin the spiritual totality, before returning to alife in a new body. It’s a completely wonderful process, and not sad at all, except perhaps for the people we leave behind, who may miss us. But there are so many beautiful people in the world, that they should not miss the departed for too long. There are always plenty of people around to love.

This society places too much emphasis on the unconditional sacredness of life. Anti-abortionists believe that it is more important to save life than to guarantee the quality of the life they save. This belief in survival as the highest priority contributes to the deterioration of the quality of life for everybody. When people do not practice birth control and all the babies are saved, then we overpopulate. We kill wild animal species, strip the earth of its forests and wilderness, and the planet becomes ecologically imbalanced and punishes us with environmental disasters. When there are more people than we can care for, the quality of life diminishes for everyone. A life is worth saving only if it is worth living. It could be argued that to live with physical handicaps and adversity may be good for spiritual growth. But to live in moral degradation is not good in any way. Because our society is so corrupt, unfair, environmentally destructive, and in a state of deterioration, rather than improvement, we are all living in a state of moral degradation. Our society is like a cancer on the planet. The goal is for everybody to improve, not to commit mass suicide.

For eighteen years I have been trying to urge people to throw off the corruption and go for the good, but I don’t see my efforts as being successful in any way, except that it’s given me something to do. I do not want to live off of this evil society any longer. My life is dependent on this society, and so I want to end my life. I demand that life must meet a standard of true morality or else it is not worth living. In Orwellian fashion, this society equates repression with morality. But in truth, repression of people who are only trying to enjoy themselves and not hurting others is utterly immoral. The real struggle is not between races, or classes. It is not people versus the elite.

The real struggle is between good and evil; between intelligent behavior and blind obedient conformity. Good is what promotes health and happiness. Evil is what causes deterioration and disease. If we choose good, it will be a triumph for everybody. Every person from the poorest to the richest, from the humblest to the most powerful, will gain. Everybody will discover real joy and peace of mind. The benefits will be so absolute that I cannot imagine any other outcome.

We are entering an age that will be as different from what came before as day is to night, or as summer is to winter. Throughout this passing age, humanity has had to work very hard at being constantly on the defensive, and prepared for war. Now as we dissolve the enmity, we can all relax and enjoy life.

As a plan my action, I think of all the things that might hinder it. What if the post office fails to deliver my press statements? What if someone stops me from carrying out my intentions? I don’t know if I will succeed, but I will drop this statement in the mail and proceed, trusting in fate to bring about whatever is meant to happen.

Call me a flaming radical burning for attention, but my real intention is to spark a discussion of how we can peacefully transform our world. America, I offer myself to you as an alarm against Armageddon and a torch for liberty.