Jono el Grande is the stage name of Jon Andreas Håtun (b. 1973), a Norwegian composer, band leader, guitarist, and conductor. He leads a twelve-piece orchestra, whose influences include Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, and Igor Stravinsky. He has released three albums of his own : Utopian Dances (1999), Fevergreens (2003), and Neo Dada (2009). He has also written for other artists, including Rune Grammofon. He was festival composer for Happy Days 2007, presented by Ny Musikk, the Norwegian section of the ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music). Between 1990 and 1992, Jono el Grande formed several concept bands for one-night performances and recordings and/or rehearsings only: The Terror Duo, Black Satan, The Pez Dispensers, Acetaded Beat, As Drosera, as well as a handful of school bands formed to mark end-of-term celebrations and similar occasions. In 2000 he formed The Jono El Grande Orchestra, renamed in 2005 Jono El Grande & The Luxury Band. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jono+El+Grande">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.