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Jon Faddis began playing the trumpet at age 8, after seeing Louis Armstrong perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. By the time he was a teenager, he was sitting in with Dizzy Gillespie at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco. After graduating from high school, Faddis joined Lionel Hamptons band as a featured soloist, touring widely and appearing on television. After moving to New York, he began performing with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, and studied at the Manhattan School of Music. By the age of 20, Mr. Faddis had already garnered myriad accolades from the critics. In 1974 and 1975, he was voted #1 trumpet in the Downbeat International Critics Poll for Talent Deserving Wider Recognition. He shortly became one of the most sought-after session and concert musicians in New York, appearing with such greats as Sarah Vaughn, Eubie Blake, Freddie Hubbard, Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, and Charles Mingus. In 1977 he toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie, and appeared with him on In Performance at the White House on PBS. He also recorded with such disparate performers as Duke Ellington, the Rolling Stones, Luther Vandross, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, and Stanley Clarke, to name a few. In 1991 Mr. Faddis became the music director of the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, an all-star ensemble who recently toured Europe and the U.S. He is also in great demand as a conductor, serving as music director for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the 50th Anniversary Dizzy Gillespie Tribute Band, and the Newport Jazz Festival 40th Anniversary Tour among others. He has an enduring commitment to educating young musicians, and frequently conducts clinics and master classes. He has recently been appointed to the faculty of The Conservatory of Music at Purchase State University of New York. His albums include the Grammy nominated Re-membrances, Hornucopia, Into the Faddispere, Legacy, Take Double, Good and Plenty, and Youngblood. (Wed., May 19, 3:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Fri., May 21, 2 p.m.) |
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