John Hackett (musician)

John Hackett (born 13 march 1955) is a British flautist, the younger brother of guitarist Steve Hackett.^[1] Although his primary instrument is the flute, he also plays guitar, bass and keyboards. John comes from both classical and rock backgrounds and has played with ensembles such as The English Flute Quartet and the Westminster Camerata, as well as appearing on albums and touring with his brother, Steve Hackett. He is also a member of the ambient music trio, Symbiosis.

Discography

with Steve Hackett

• Voyage of the Acolyte (1975)
• Please Don't Touch (1978)
• Spectral Mornings (1979)
• Defector (1980)
• Cured (1981)
• Bay of Kings (1983)
• Momentum (1988)
• Time Lapse (live) (1992)
• The Unauthorised Biography (1992)
• Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited (1996)
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1997)
• Darktown (1998)
• Sketches Of Satie (2000)
• Guitare Classique (2002)
• Hungarian Horizons (DVD, 2002)
• Live Archive (2001)
• To Watch The Storms (2003)
• Metamorpheus (2005)
• Wild Orchids (2006)
• Out of the Tunnel's Mouth (2009)
• Beyond the Shrouded Horizon (2011)
• Genesis Revisited II (2012)

Solo releases

• Velvet Afternoon - for Flute and Piano (2004)
• Checking Out Of London (2005)
• Red Planet Rhythm (2006)
• Prelude to Summer – for Flute & Guitar (2008), featuring Steve Hackett and Chris Glassfield
• Moonspinner - for Flute and Guitar (2011)
• Overnight Snow - for Flute and Guitar (2013), with Nick Fletcher and Steve Hackett
• Another Life (2015), with Nick Magnus, Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett

With others

• The Road (Quiet World, 1970)
• The Geese And The Ghost (Anthony Phillips, 1977)
• Tears of the Moon (Symbiosis, 1988; reissued on CD, 2001)
• The Song of the Peach Tree Spring (Symbiosis, 1988)
• Mirage And Reality (Mae McKenna, 1991)
• Touching the Clouds (Symbiosis, 1992)
• Lake of Dreams (Symbiosis, 1994)
• Autumn Days (Symbiosis, 1995)
• Amber and Jade (Symbiosis, 1996)
• Inhaling Green (Nick Magnus, 1999)
• Sea of Light (Symbiosis, 1999)
• Hexameron (Nick Magnus, 2004)
• The Comfort Zone (Symbiosis, 2002)
• Dancing in Your Dreams (Symbiosis, 2005)
• JL (Algebra, 2009)
• The Book of Bilbo and Gandalf (Marco Lo Muscio, 2010)
• Children of Another God (Nick Magnus, 2010)
• Live 2010 (John Hackett & Nick Magnus, 2011 Magick Nuns Records MNCD1003)
• Oddity (Franck Carducci, 2011)
• "The Rome Pro(G)ject feat. Steve Hackett and John Hackett" cd single - 2012 (TRP Records)
• "The Rome Pro(G)ject (feat. Steve and John Hackett Nick Magnus David Cross, David Jackson, Richard Sinclair, Francesco Di Giacomo, Vincenzo Ricca and others) cd album - 2012 (TRP Records)
• Abandoned Buildings (Duncan Parsons, 2012)
• Playing the History - for Flute, Organ, Piano, Bass, Guitar & Saxophone, with Marco Lo Muscio, Steve Hackett, Carlo Matteucci, David Jackson, & Giorgio Gabriel, (2013)
• C:Ore (Duncan Parsons, 2014)
• Odysseas (Syndone, 2014)
• Les Chateaux De La Loire (Ellesmere, 2015)

References

1. Interview with John Hackett. dmme.net April 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Symbiosis