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Jon Faddis
Faddis performing in 2007
Background information
Born	(1953-07-24)July 24, 1953 (age 71) Oakland,California, U.S.
Genres	Bebop jazz
Occupations	Musician Conductor Composer Educator
Instruments	Trumpet flugelhorn
Years active	1971–present
Website	www.jonfaddis.net

Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953)^[1] is an Americanjazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field ofmusic education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became known for his ability to closely mirror the sound of trumpet iconDizzy Gillespie, who was his mentor along with pianistStan Kenton and trumpeterBill Catalano.

Jon Faddis was born inOakland, California, United States.^[1] He played trumpet in the Oakland Symphony's Youth Chamber Orchestra, directed by composerRobert Hughes. In 1970 he participated in the YCO historic performance program and tour of "The Black Composer in America" to the American South, later recorded on the Desto label.^[2] At 18, he joinedLionel Hampton's big band before joiningthe Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra as lead trumpet.^[1] After playing withCharles Mingus in his early twenties,^[1] Faddis became a noted studio musician in New York City, appearing on many pop recordings in the late 1970s and early 1980s.^[1]

One such recording wasthe Players Association's cover of "Disco Inferno", from their LPBorn to Dance (1977), on which he plays trumpet.^[3] In the mid-1980s, he left the studios to continue to pursue his solo career, which resulted in albums such asLegacy (1985),Into the Faddisphere (1989) andHornucopia (1991).^[4] He became the director and main trumpet soloist of the Dizzy Gillespie 70th Birthday Big Band and Dizzy's United Nation Orchestra.

From 1992 to 2002, Faddis led the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (CHJB) atCarnegie Hall,^[5] conducting more than 40 concerts in ten years, during which time the CHJB presented over 135 musicians, featured over 70 guest artists, and premiered works by over 35 composers and arrangers at Carnegie Hall.

In 1997, Faddis composed the jazz operaLulu Noire, which was presented atUSA inCharleston, South Carolina, as well as at theAmerican Music Theater Festival inPhiladelphia.

Faddis appeared in the 1998 movieBlues Brothers 2000, playing trumpet withthe Louisiana Gator Boys.

In 1999, Faddis released theGrammy Award-nominatedRemembrances (Chesky Records), which was composed almost entirely of ballads and featured work from Argentinian composer/arrangerCarlos Franzetti.^[6]

Faddis also led the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars Big Band from their inception in 1998^[7] through 2004, when he was appointed artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), based atColumbia College Chicago inIllinois. Faddis led the CJE from autumn 2004 though spring 2010, premiering significant new works, pioneering educational initiatives in Chicago public schools focusing onLouis Armstrong's music, and bringing the CJE into new venues (including presenting the first of the "Made in Chicago" Jazz series at thePritzker Pavilion inMillennium Park), while concurrently leading the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York (the successor to the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band).

In 2006, the Jon Faddis Quartet released the CDTeranga (Koch Records, now E1),^[5] featuring guests includingClark Terry,Russell Malone,Gary Smulyan, andFrank Wess.

As of May 2010, Faddis leads the JFJONY, while continuing also to lead the Jon Faddis Quartet and the JFQ+2. The JFJONY headlined The Kennedy Center's New Year's Eve performance in December 2010 (available as a podcast on NPR's JazzSet); the JFJONY has also performed at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, the Performing Arts Center in Westchester, New York, theNewport Jazz Festival and other venues.

Faddis is also a noted educator for jazz and the trumpet. Faddis has taught – and continues to teach – at the Conservatory of Music atPurchase College-SUNY, in Westchester, New York, where he teaches trumpet, classes, and an ensemble. He also leads master classes, clinics and workshops around the world, often bringing students to his gigs and allowing them to sit in, and has produced a number of CDs for up-and-coming musicians.

In July 2011, he played a tribute toMiles Davis at thePrague Castle, hosted by the Czech President,Václav Klaus, accompanied byLenny White on drums,Jaroslav Jakubovič on baritone saxophone,Tom Barney on bass andEmil Viklický on piano.^[8]

Faddis is a Schilke Performing Artist,^[9] performing on the Schilke "Faddis" model trumpet.^[10] He has played Schilke instruments since 1970, encompassing nearly his entire career and complete discography.

Faddis has been a resident ofTeaneck, New Jersey.^[11]

Faddis is the uncle ofMadlib^[12] andOh No, acclaimed hip-hop producers.^[13]

• 1974:Jon & Billy (Trio)
• 1976:Youngblood (Pablo)
• 1978:Good and Plenty (Buddah)
• 1985:Legacy (Concord Jazz)
• 1989:Into the Faddisphere (Epic)
• 1991:Hornucopia (Epic)
• 1995:The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (Blue Note)
• 1997:Swing Summit: Passing the Torch, Vol. 1 (Blue Chip)
• 1997:Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall (Malposo/Warner Bros.)
• 1998:Remembrances (Chesky)
• 2006:Teranga (Koch)^[4]

• Jon Faddis Official Website

• 1953 births
• Post-bop trumpeters
• Bebop trumpeters
• American jazz trumpeters
• American male trumpeters
• American jazz flugelhornists
• American jazz composers
• American male jazz composers
• American session musicians
• American male conductors (music)
• American music educators
• Musicians from Teaneck, New Jersey
• Musicians from Oakland, California
• Living people
• MNRK Music Group artists
• Chesky Records artists
• 21st-century American trumpeters
• Jazz musicians from California
• Educators from New Jersey
• Classical musicians from California
• 21st-century American conductors (music)
• 21st-century American male musicians
• White Elephant Orchestra members
• Mingus Dynasty (band) members
• The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra members
• Carnegie Hall Jazz Band members

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