Biography
John Hackett 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
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Solo releases
2004 – Velvet Afternoon – for Flute and Piano
2005 – Checking Out Of London
2006 – Red Planet Rhythm
2008 – Prelude to Summer – for Flute & Guitar, featuring Steve Hackett and Chris Glassfield
2011 – Moonspinner – for Flute and Guitar
2013 – Overnight Snow – for Flute and Guitar, with Nick Fletcher and featuring Steve Hackett
2015 – Another Life (Esoteric Antenna) with Nick Magnus, Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett
2016 – Hills Of Andalucia, with Nick Fletcher
2018 – Beyond the Stars (Esoteric Antenna), with Nick Fletcher
2020 - The Piper Plays His Tune
John Hackett Band
2017 – We Are Not Alone (Esoteric Antenna)
with Steve Hackett
1975 – Voyage of the Acolyte
1978 – Please Don’t Touch
1979 – Spectral Mornings
1980 – Defector
1981 – Cured
1983 – Bay of Kings
1988 – Momentum
1992 – Time Lapse (live)
1992 – The Unauthorised Biography
1996 – Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited
1997 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1998 – Darktown
2000 – Sketches Of Satie
2001 – Live Archive
2002 – Guitare Classique
2002 – Hungarian Horizons (DVD)
2003 – To Watch The Storms
2005 – Metamorpheus
2006 – Wild Orchids
2009 – Out of the Tunnel’s Mouth
2011 – Beyond the Shrouded Horizon
2012 – Genesis Revisited II
With others
1970 – The Road (Quiet World)
1977 – The Geese And The Ghost (Anthony Phillips)
1988 – Tears of the Moon (Symbiosis; reissued on CD, 2001)
1988 – The Song of the Peach Tree Spring (Symbiosis)
1991 – Mirage And Reality (Mae McKenna)
1992 – Touching the Clouds (Symbiosis)
1994 – Lake of Dreams (Symbiosis)
1995 – Autumn Days (Symbiosis)
1996 – Amber and Jade (Symbiosis)
1999 – Inhaling Green (Nick Magnus)
1999 – Sea of Light (Symbiosis)
2002 – The Comfort Zone (Symbiosis)
2004 – Hexameron (Nick Magnus)
2005 – Dancing in Your Dreams (Symbiosis)
2009 – JL (Algebra)
2010 – The Book of Bilbo and Gandalf (Marco Lo Muscio)
2010 – Children of Another God (Nick Magnus)
2011 – Live 2010 (John Hackett & Nick Magnus, Magick Nuns Records MNCD1003)
2011 – Oddity (Franck Carducci)
2012 – “The Rome Pro(G)ject feat. Steve Hackett and John Hackett” cd single – (TRP Records)
2012 – “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 – (TRP Records)
2012 – Abandoned Buildings (Duncan Parsons)
2013 – Playing the History – for Flute, Organ, Piano, Bass, Guitar & Saxophone, with Marco Lo Muscio, Steve Hackett, Carlo Matteucci, David Jackson, & Giorgio Gabriel
2014 – C:Ore (Duncan Parsons)
2014 – Odysseas (Syndone)
2015 – Les Chateaux De La Loire (Ellesmere)
2017 – Winters Tales (Giorgio Coslovich)
2019 – On the Wings of the Wing with Marco Lo Muscio (Stradivarius)
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