Jon Faddis

Jon Faddis ( born July 24, 1953 in Oakland, California) is an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer.

Even as a fifteen- year-old played Faddis Dizzy Gillespie's combo at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco. In 1971 he became a soloist in Lionel Hampton's band in New York City and played in the Monday sessions of the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra. In February 1972, he made his debut with Charles Mingus in New York's Philharmonic Hall at the concert Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert, where he stepped in at the " Little Royal Suite" for the ailing Roy Eldridge, which brought the artistic breakthrough for the 18- year-olds. He then joined with Sarah Vaughan at Carnegie Hall and with Eubie Blake at the Annual Colorado Jazz Party on and played with the big bands of Gil Evans and Count Basie.

In subsequent years, he played a number of studio recordings with various musicians such as Duke Ellington, the Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Kool & The Gang, Luther Vandross, Quincy Jones, Billy Joel and Stanley Clarke. In 1983 he collaborated with saxophonist Greg Osby and pianist James Williams. From 1987 he was a soloist in Gillespie's big band in 1989 in Dizzy 's United Nation Orchestra. He is also the musical director of the Carnegie Hall Centennial Jazz Band. In 1995 he directed the The Majesty of Louis Armstrong tour of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Published in 1999, the Grammy-nominated album Faddis Remembrances on Chesky Records, which was based almost entirely on ballads and other works of Argentine composer and arranger Carlos Franzetti. In 2000 he conducted the San Francisco Symphony with works by Duke Ellington.

1997 was first performed (after Frank Wedekind's drama ) at the American Music Theater Festival Faddis ' jazz opera Lulu Noir. In addition to numerous recordings with other bands appeared under his leadership, and his name, among others the Hornucopia albums, Into the Faddisphere, Legacy, Youngblood, Good and Plenty, Oscar Peterson & Jon Faddis, Jon & Billy ( Billy Harper ) and Double Take ( with Clark Terry ).

  • Jazz trumpeter
  • American musician
  • Born in 1953
  • Man
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