J.A. Deane was a musician, performing sometimes on

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

, but more often on synthesizers and live, real-time

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. Deane appeared on the pioneering 1985 live recording of Cobra by

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. He has recorded with

Jon Hassell Jon Hassell (March 22, 1937 – June 26, 2021) 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 w ...

, and has performed extensively with

Butch Morris Lawrence Douglas "Butch" Morris (February 10, 1947 – January 29, 2013) was an American cornetist, composer and conductor. He was known for pioneering his structural improvisation method, ''Conduction'', which he utilized on many recordings. B ...

. From 1997 to 2013 he led the Out of Context ensemble, which further explored the language of conduction developed by Butch Morris. Out of Context has released CDs on the Zerx and High Mayhem record labels based out of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, respectively. ''The following list highlights some of his many music-related activities, is taken predominantly from his Web site, and is neither complete nor detailed:'' * Played trombone, alto-flute, clavinet and string synthesizer for

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on and around

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, and for

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after she and Ike split up. * Rigged up his trombone with electronics to control analog synths - pre-

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– and used

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to create a live-looping system. * Played in the art-punk ban
Indoor Life
which took him from San Fran to NYC, which led to him playing samplers and electronics for

. * With Hassell, started doing something he called “live sampling,” possibly coining the term. Appeared on Hassell’s landmark album

Power Spot ''Power Spot'' is an album by American trumpet player and composer Jon Hassell recorded in 1983 and 1984 and released on the ECM label.

. * Back in San Francisco, played trombone and electronics on three

albums, with COBRA gaining the most attention. * Started playing with

in the 80s – trombone, electronics and sampler – including Morris’ touring trio with

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in ’86 and throughout the European festival circuit 88-90. * Moved to Ribera, NM in ’95 and engaged in a new musical community. Releases include NOMAD (Victo), works for dance for his partner,

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(Olympic gymnast, choreographer, dancer). Their partnership lasted 38 years, ending with her death in 2019. * Coproduced a 10-CD boxed set for Morris called Testament (New World). Performed with Morris and Le Quan Ninh (percussionist) at Berlin’s ’93 FMP festival, released as Burning Cloud. * Played lap steel, piano and bass flute in The Bubbadinos, “the world’s worst country band.” * Recorded the definitive version of Steve Peters’ Webster Cycles * Developed sound designs for

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( Fool for Love), Theatre Grottesco and many more * Expanding on a vocabulary of hand signals originated by Butch Morris, led the Out of Context ensemble for 15 years, with members spanning Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM. * Worked tirelessly to preserve Morris’ legacy and contributions. Deane died Friday, July 23, 2021 (Mountain time).

Discography

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Power Spot ''Power Spot'' is an album by American trumpet player and composer Jon Hassell recorded in 1983 and 1984 and released on the ECM label.

'' (ECM, 1986) With

*''

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'' (Elektra/Musician, 1992) With

*'' Cobra'' (Hathut, 1987) performs music of Steve Peters *''The Webster Cycles (album)'' (Cold Blue Music, 2008)

References

External links

Official J.A. Deane site
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