JONO EL GRANDE

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Jono El Grande is not of Latin or Hispanic origin. Actually, Norwegian Jon Andreas Håtun would have difficulty picking a more absurd name under which to release his music. Given the nature of his songs, though, he couldn’t have picked a more appropriate moniker. Whether in a studio or live-slapstic-show setting, Håtun subverts convention through musical and physical humor. However, the levity that allows El Grande to connect so easily with some may alienate others.

A self-taught composer and guitarist, Håtun seems to have assimilated both the left-field rock leanings of Frank Zappa and the compositional styles of some 20th century giants (Stravinsky being a professed influence). While “prog” musicians have always embraced and incorporated the ideas of innovative composers, much less does one hear tropical sounds, throat singing, and laryngeal percussion written in complex, shifting meter. Despite the genre-hopping nature of Neo Dada, Jono El Grande always seems in control
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JONO EL GRANDE Utopian Dances album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Utopian Dances
Exotica 1999
JONO EL GRANDE Fevergreens album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Fevergreens
Exotica 2003
JONO EL GRANDE Neo Dada album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Neo Dada
Jazz Related Rock 2009
JONO EL GRANDE Phantom Stimulance album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Phantom Stimulance
Jazz Related Rock 2010
JONO EL GRANDE Melody Of A Muddled Mason album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Melody Of A Muddled Mason
Jazz Related Rock 2015
JONO EL GRANDE Der Tod Der Gegenwartsmusik album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Der Tod Der Gegenwartsmusik
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2016
JONO EL GRANDE Artificial Stupidity album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Artificial Stupidity
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2018

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JONO EL GRANDE The Choko King album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
The Choko King
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2011

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