# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jon-hassell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:19:11.145Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jon-hassell"
name: "Jon Hassell"
slug: "jon-hassell"
description: "Jon Hassell was an American trumpet player and composer. He was 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. The concept was first articulated on Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics, his 1980 collaboration with Brian Eno."
tagline: "American trumpeter and composer of fusion music (1937-2021)"
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birthDate: "1937-03-22"
deathDate: "2021-06-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump