Paul Horn was born March 17, 1930. He played jazz with Chico Hamilton’s Quintet, the Duke Ellington Orchestra’s Suite Thursday and worked with Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett and others.
In the late 1960s he started a series of recordings in magnificent spaces across the world. Some of these meditative recordings became popular among new age music fans: Paul Horn In India (1967), Paul Horn In Kashmir (1967), Inside (1969), Inside II, (1972), Inside the Great Pyramid (1976), Inside the Cathedral (1983), Inside the Taj Mahal, Volume 2 (1989), Inside Canyon de Chelly (1997) with R. Carlos Nakai, and Inside Monument Valley (1999) with R. Carlos Nakai.
Horn is survived by his wife Ann Mortifee, his sons Robin and Marlen, stepson Devon, 4 grandchildren -Brittany, Tyler, Jonah, Ana- and daughters in-law Robin, Alison and Beth.
The family has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from people around the world who admired Horn as a musician and respected him as a man of great integrity and deep philosophical principles.
A private memorial-celebration of life is being planned.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
