Deirdre O’Donoghue

Former host of KCRW's “SNAP!”

Former host of KCRW’s “SNAP!”

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The iconoclastic composer and trumpet player Jon Hassell died on June 26 at the age of 84.

RIP Jon Hassell: Listen to the avant garde composer’s rare 1985 set and interview on KCRW

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