Jazz Articles about Thomas Hass

Thomas Hass: Trio's & Beyond Lotus Energy

by Chris Mosey
October 23, 2014

The packaging starts you thinking. There's a painting showing what looks like ectoplasm, or perhaps a space alien, playing two musical instruments at the same time, like Roland Kirk used to do. Then the cunning addition of an apostrophe in the Trios of the title, to render it meaningless, or perhaps abstract. Inside there's a selfie shot from low down of a bearded Thomas Hass looking God-like and grim, alongside text explaining his music: “Trio's & Beyond ...