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Jon Hassell, visionary trumpeter and composer who worked with Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and Ry Cooder – obituary

• Jon Hassell, who has died aged 84, was an American trumpeter and composer who explored new territories in contemporary music; he studied under the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen before immersing himself in Indian classical music, and his vision of a music that fused elements of Eastern and Western forms led to him winning a loyal cult following and the attention of his peers. From 1980 onwards Hassell was often in demand to contribute to recordings by the likes of Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel