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'''Jon Faddis''' (born July 24, 1953)<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=141}}</ref> is an American [[jazz]] trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became known for his ability to closely mirror the sound of trumpet icon [[Dizzy Gillespie]], who was his mentor along with pianist [[Stan Kenton]] and trumpeter [[Bill Catalano]].
==Early Years==
Jon Faddis was born in [[Oakland, California]] in 1953.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>
He burst upon the scene as a high school student at Pleasant Hill High School in [[Concord, California]]. As the lead trumpet player in their jazz band, his large volume could be heard throughout Pauley Ballroom on the [[University of California, Berkeley]] campus performing in the [[Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival]]. At least on one occasion he returned to UC Berkeley to solo with the [[University of California Jazz Ensembles]] under the direction of Dr. [[David W. Tucker]] in the Bear's Lair.
==Professional Career==
At 18, he joined [[Lionel Hampton]]'s big band before joining [[the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra]] as lead trumpet.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> After playing with [[Charles Mingus]] in his early twenties,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> Faddis became a noted studio musician in New York City, appearing on many pop recordings in the late 1970s and early 1980s.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>
One such recording was "Disco Inferno" with the [[Players Association]] in which he plays trumpet recorded in 1977 on the LP ''Born to Dance''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/born-to-dance-mw0000277787|title=Born to Dance - The Players Association | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref> In the mid-1980s, he left the studios to continue to pursue his solo career, which resulted in albums such as ''Legacy'', ''Into the Faddisphere'' and ''Hornucopia''.<ref name="Disc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jon-faddis-mn0000211277/discography|title=Jon Faddis | Album Discography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
As a result of his growth as a musician and individual artist, 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) at [[Carnegie Hall]],<ref name="AMG">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jon-faddis-mn0000211277/biography|title=Jon Faddis | Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>> 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.
Faddis also led the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars Big Band from their inception through 2004, when he was appointed artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), based at [[Columbia College Chicago]] in [[Illinois]].
==Leader of Chicago Jazz Ensemble==
Faddis led the CJE from autumn 2004 though spring 2010, premiering significant new works, pioneering educational initiatives in Chicago public schools focusing on [[Louis Armstrong]]'s music, and bringing the CJE into new venues (including presenting the first of the "Made in Chicago" Jazz series at the [[Pritzker Pavilion]] in [[Millennium Park]]), while concurrently leading the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York (the successor to the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band).
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, the [[Newport Jazz Festival]] and other venues.
In 2006, the Jon Faddis Quartet released the CD ''Teranga'' (Koch Records, now E1),<ref name="AMG"/> featuring guests including [[Clark Terry]], [[Russell Malone]], [[Gary Smulyan]], and [[Frank Wess]].
In 1999, Faddis released the [[Grammy Award]]-nominated ''Remembrances'' ([[Chesky Records]]), which was composed almost entirely of ballads and featured work from Argentinian composer/arranger [[Carlos Franzetti]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/remembrances-mw0000048745|title=Remembrances - Jon Faddis | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
In 1997, Faddis composed the jazz opera ''Lulu Noire'', which was presented at [[Spoleto Festival USA|USA]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], as well as at the [[American Music Theater Festival]] in [[Philadelphia]].
Faddis appeared in the 1998 movie ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]''. In the film, he plays trumpet with [[The Louisiana Gator Boys]]. Faddis is also a noted educator for jazz and the trumpet.
==Educator activities==
For over a decade, Faddis has taught – and continues to teach – at The Conservatory of Music at [[State University of New York at Purchase|Purchase College-SUNY]], in Westchester, New York, where he teaches trumpet, classes, and an ensemble. Remaining true to the tradition of honoring mentors, he also leads master classes, clinics and workshops around the world; he often will bring promising students along to his gigs and allow the students to sit in, and also has produced a number of CDs for up-and-coming musicians.
In July 2011, he played a tribute to [[Miles Davis]] at the [[Prague Castle]], hosted by the Czech President, [[Václav Klaus]], accompanied by [[Lenny White]] on drums, [[Jaroslav Jakubovič]] on baritone saxophone, [[Tom Barney]] on bass and [[Emil Viklický]] on piano.<ref>{{youtube|GD3Tmhb2Bj0|Summertime}}</ref>
==Connection with Schilke music==
Jon Faddis is a Schilke Performing Artist,<ref name="ref1">{{cite web|url=https://www.schilkemusic.com/jon-faddis/ |title= Jon Faddis, Schilke Performing Artist |website=Greenhoe.com |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> performing on the Schilke "Faddis" model Trumpet.<ref name="ref2">{{cite web|url=https://www.schilkemusic.com/products/trumpets/bb-trumpets/#faddis |title= Schilke "Faddis" Model Bb Trumpet |website=Schilkemusic.com |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> He has played Schilke instruments since 1970, encompassing nearly his entire career and complete discography.
[[Schilke Music Company]] of [[Melrose Park, Illinois]] was founded by trumpet player [[Renold Schilke]], who was a member of the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] from 1937 to 1951, remaining on call as a substitute until 1962, with french horn player [[Philip Farkas]], also of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The firm produces ultra-high quality brass instruments and mouthpieces. In addition to Faddis, many symphonic and jazz trumpet players use Schilke trumpets, including [[Bill Chase]], [[Randy Brecker]], [[Marvin Stamm]], [[Adolph Herseth]], [[Arturo Sandoval]], [[Lew Soloff]], and [[Dizzy Gillespie]].
==Family and personal life==
Faddis has been a resident of [[Teaneck, New Jersey]].<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/nyregion/dorthaan-kirk-is-newarks-first-lady-of-jazz-without-playing-a-note.html "Dorthaan Kirk Is Newark’s First Lady of Jazz"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 9, 2016. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Mr. Faddis, of Teaneck, played in Lionel Hampton’s band and is a Dizzy Gillespie sound-alike; he is the former director of the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band."</ref>
Faddis is the uncle of [[Madlib]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/madlib-mn0000238375/biography|title=Madlib | Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref> and [[Oh No (musician)|Oh No]], acclaimed hip-hop producers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oh-no-mn0000886267/biography|title=Oh No | Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
==Discography==
===As leader===
* 1974: ''[[Jon & Billy]]'' (Trio)
* 1976: ''[[Youngblood (Jon Faddis album)|Youngblood]]'' ([[Pablo Records|Pablo]])
* 1978: ''Good and Plenty'' ([[Buddah Records|Buddah]])
* 1985: ''Legacy'' ([[Concord Jazz]])
* 1989: ''Into the Faddisphere'' ([[Epic Records|Epic]])
* 1991: ''Hornucopia'' (Epic)
* 1995: ''The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]])
* 1997: ''Swing Summit: Passing on the Torch''
* 1997: ''Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall'' (Malposo/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]])
* 1998: ''Remembrances'' ([[Chesky Records|Chesky]])
* 2006: ''Teranga'' ([[Koch Records|Koch]])<ref name="Disc"/>
===As sideman===
{{colbegin}}
'''With [[George Benson]]'''
* ''[[Body Talk (George Benson album)|Body Talk]]'' (CTI, 1973)
* ''[[In Your Eyes (George Benson album)|In Your Eyes]]'' (Warner Bros., 1983)
* ''[[20/20 (George Benson album)|20/20]]'' (Warner Bros. 1985)
* ''[[Big Boss Band]]'' (Warner Bros., 1990)
'''With [[Anthony Braxton]]'''
* ''[[Creative Orchestra Music 1976]]'' ([[Arista Records|Arista]], 1976)
'''With [[Rusty Bryant]]'''
* ''[[Until It's Time for You to Go (album)|Until It's Time for You to Go]]'' ([[Prestige Records|Prestige]], 1974)
'''With [[Kenny Burrell]]'''
* ''[[Ellington Is Forever]]'' ([[Fantasy Records|Fantasy]], 1975)
'''With [[Michel Camilo]]'''
* ''[[One More Once]]''
'''With [[Ron Carter]]'''
* ''[[Parade (Ron Carter album)|Parade]]'' (Milestone, 1979)
* ''[[Empire Jazz]]'' (RSO, 1980)
'''With [[Hank Crawford]]'''
* ''[[I Hear a Symphony (Hank Crawford album)|I Hear a Symphony]]'' ([[Kudu Records|Kudu]], 1975)
'''With [[Bo Diddley]]'''
* ''[[Big Bad Bo]]'' (Chess, 1974)
'''With [[Charles Earland]]'''
* ''[[Intensity (Charles Earland album)|Intensity]]'' (Prestige, 1972)
* ''[[Charles III (album)|Charles III]]'' (Prestige, 1973)
* ''[[Dynamite Brothers#Soundtrack|The Dynamite Brothers]]'' (Prestige, 1973)
* ''[[Kharma (album)|Kharma]]'' (Prestige, 1974)
'''With [[Gil Evans]]'''
* ''[[Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980)]]'' (Trio, 1981)
'''With [[Jerry Fielding]]'''
* ''[[The Gauntlet (film)#Soundtrack|The Gauntlet (Soundtrack)]]'' (Warner Bros., 1977)
'''With [[Dizzy Gillespie]]'''
* ''[[Dizzy Gillespie Jam]]'' ([[Pablo Records|Pablo]], 1977)
* ''[[To Diz with Love]]'' ([[Telarc]], 1992)
'''As Music Director for the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars'''
* ''Dizzy's 80th Birthday Party'' (1997)
* ''Dizzy's World'' (1999)
* ''Things to Come'' (Telarc, 2000)
'''With [[Grant Green]]'''
* ''[[The Main Attraction (Grant Green album)|The Main Attraction]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Easy (Grant Green album)|Easy]]'' (1978)
'''With [[Michael Franks (musician)|Michael Franks]]'''
* ''[[Skin Dive]]'' (Warner Bros., 1985)
'''With [[Johnny "Hammond" Smith]]'''
* ''[[The Prophet (album)|The Prophet]]'' (Kudu, 1972)
* ''[[Higher Ground (Johnny Hammond album)|Higher Ground]]'' (Kudu, 1973)
'''With [[Richard Holmes (organist)|Groove Holmes]]'''
* ''[[New Groove (Groove Holmes album)|New Groove]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1974)
'''With [[Billy Joel]]'''
* ''[[An Innocent Man]]'' (Columbia, 1983)
'''With the [[Thad Jones]] - [[Mel Lewis]] Big Band'''
* ''[[Potpourri]]'' ([[Philadelphia International Records]], 1974)
* ''[[Live in Munich (The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra album)|Live in Munich]]'' (A&M/Horizon, 1976)
'''With [[Chaka Khan]]'''
* ''[[Destiny (Chaka Khan album)|Destiny]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1986)
'''With [[O'Donel Levy]]'''
* ''[[Dawn of a New Day (O'Donel Levy album)|Dawn of a New Day]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1973)
* ''[[Simba (album)|Simba]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1974)
'''With [[Les McCann]]'''
* ''[[Another Beginning]]'' ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], 1974)
'''With [[Tina Turner]]'''
* ''[[Love Explosion]]'' (EMI, 1979)
'''With [[Jack McDuff]]'''
* ''[[The Fourth Dimension (Jack McDuff album)|The Fourth Dimension]]'' ([[Cadet Records|Cadet]], 1974)
'''With [[Mick Jagger]]'''
* ''[[Primitive Cool]]'' (CBS, 1987)
'''With [[Jimmy McGriff]]'''
* ''[[Red Beans (album)|Red Beans]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1976)
'''With [[Patti Austin]]'''
* ''[[The Real Me (Patti Austin album)|The Real Me]]'' (Qwest, 1988)
'''With [[Aretha Franklin]]'''
* ''[[Love All the Hurt Away]]'' (Arista Records, 1981)
* ''[[Get It Right (album)|Get It Right]]'' (Arista Records, 1983)
'''With [[Eric Clapton]]'''
* ''[[August (Eric Clapton album)|August]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1986)
* ''[[Journeyman (album)|Journeyman]]'' (Reprise, 1989)
'''With [[Charles Mingus]]'''
* ''[[Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert]]'' (Columbia, 1972)
'''With [[Mingus Dynasty (band)|Mingus Dynasty]]'''
* ''[[Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1]]'' (Soul Note, 1988)
* ''[[Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2]]'' (Soul Note, 1988)
'''With [[Phoebe Snow]]'''
* ''[[Against the Grain (Phoebe Snow album)|Against the Grain]]'' (Columbia, 1978)
* ''Something Real'' (Elektra, 1989)
'''With [[Blue Mitchell]]'''
* ''[[Many Shades of Blue]]'' ([[Mainstream Records|Mainstream]], 1974)
'''With [[David "Fathead" Newman]]'''
* ''[[Scratch My Back (David "Fathead" Newman album)|Scratch My Back]]'' (Prestige, 1979)
'''With [[Jimmy Owens (musician)|Jimmy Owens]]'''
* ''[[Headin' Home (Jimmy Owens album)|Headin' Home]]'' (A&M/Horizon, 1978)
'''With [[Carly Simon]]'''
* ''[[Hello Big Man]]'' (Warner Bros., 1983)
'''With [[Oscar Peterson]]'''
* ''[[Oscar Peterson & Jon Faddis]]'' (Pablo, 1975)
'''With [[Lalo Schifrin]]'''
* ''[[Black Widow (Lalo Schifrin album)|Black Widow]]'' ([[CTI Records|CTI]], 1976)
* ''[[More Jazz Meets the Symphony]]'' (Atlantic, 1993)
* ''[[Firebird: Jazz Meets the Symphony No. 3]]'' (Four Winds, 1995)
* ''Lalo Schifrin with WDR Big Band: Gillespiana'' (1996)
* ''Latin Jazz Suite'' (1999)
* ''Ins and Outs – Lalo Live at the Blue Note'' (2002)
'''With [[Linda Clifford]]'''
* ''I'll Keep on Lovin' You'' (Capitol, 1982)
'''With [[Don Sebesky]]'''
* ''[[The Rape of El Morro]]'' (CTI, 1975)
'''With [[Candi Staton]]'''
* ''Candi Staton'' (Warner Bros., 1980)
'''With [[Marlena Shaw]]'''
* ''Take a Bite'' (Columbia, 1979)
'''With [[Paul Simon]]'''
* ''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]]'' (Warner Bros., 1986)
'''With [[Julian Lennon]]'''
* ''[[Valotte]]'' (Atlantic, 1984)
'''With [[Lonnie Liston Smith]]'''
* ''[[Reflections of a Golden Dream]]'' (RCA/Flying Dutchman, 1976)
'''With [[Leon Spencer]]'''
* ''[[Where I'm Coming From (Leon Spencer album)|Where I'm Coming From]]'' (Prestige, 1973)
'''With [[Bette Midler]]'''
* ''[[Thighs and Whispers]]'' (Atlantic, 1979)
'''With [[Jeremy Steig]]'''
* ''[[Firefly (Jeremy Steig album)|Firefly]]'' (CTI, 1977)
'''With [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]'''
* ''[[Continental American]]'' (A&M, 1974)
'''With [[Gábor Szabó]]'''
* ''[[Macho (album)|Macho]]'' (Salvation, 1975)
'''With [[Charles Tolliver]]'''
* ''[[Impact (1975 Charles Tolliver album)|Impact]]'' ([[Strata-East Records|Strata-East]], 1975)
'''With [[Steve Turre]]'''
* ''The Rhythm Within''
'''With [[Stanley Turrentine]]'''
* ''[[The Man with the Sad Face]]'' (Fantasy, 1976)
* ''[[Nightwings (Stanley Turrentine album)|Nightwings]]'' (Fantasy, 1977)
'''With [[Frankie Valli]]'''
* ''[[Closeup (Frankie Valli album)|Closeup]]'' (Private Stock, 1975)
'''With [[Cedar Walton]]'''
* ''[[Beyond Mobius]]'' ([[RCA Records|RCA]], 1976)
'''With [[Randy Weston]]'''
* ''[[Tanjah (album)|Tanjah]]'' ([[Polydor Records|Polydor]], 1973)
'''With [[Lou Reed]]'''
* ''[[Sally Can't Dance]]'' (RCA, 1974)
* ''[[New Sensations]]'' (RCA, 1984)
'''With [[Gerald Wilson]]'''
* ''[[New York, New Sound]]'' ([[Mack Avenue Records|Mack Avenue]], 2003)
* ''[[In My Time (Gerald Wilson album)|In My Time]]'' (Mack Avenue, 2005)
* ''[[Monterey Moods]]'' (Mack Avenue, 2007)
* ''[[Detroit (Gerald Wilson album)|Detroit]]'' (Mack Avenue, 2009)
'''With [[Tatsuro Yamashita]]'''
* ''Circus Town'' (1976)
* ''Pocket Music'' (1986)
* ''Boku No Naka No Syounen'' (1988)
{{colend}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.jonfaddis.net Jon Faddis Official Website]
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==Early Years==
Jon Faddis was born in [[Oakland, California]] in 1953.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>
He burst upon the scene as a high school student at Pleasant Hill High School in [[Concord, California]]. As the lead trumpet player in their jazz band, his large volume could be heard throughout Pauley Ballroom on the [[University of California, Berkeley]] campus performing in the [[Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival]]. At least on one occasion he returned to UC Berkeley to solo with the [[University of California Jazz Ensembles]] under the direction of Dr. [[David W. Tucker]] in the Bear's Lair.
==Professional Career==
At 18, he joined [[Lionel Hampton]]'s big band before joining [[the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra]] as lead trumpet.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> After playing with [[Charles Mingus]] in his early twenties,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> Faddis became a noted studio musician in New York City, appearing on many pop recordings in the late 1970s and early 1980s.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>
One such recording was "Disco Inferno" with the [[Players Association]] in which he plays trumpet recorded in 1977 on the LP ''Born to Dance''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/born-to-dance-mw0000277787|title=Born to Dance - The Players Association | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref> In the mid-1980s, he left the studios to continue to pursue his solo career, which resulted in albums such as ''Legacy'', ''Into the Faddisphere'' and ''Hornucopia''.<ref name="Disc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jon-faddis-mn0000211277/discography|title=Jon Faddis | Album Discography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
As a result of his growth as a musician and individual artist, 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) at [[Carnegie Hall]],<ref name="AMG">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jon-faddis-mn0000211277/biography|title=Jon Faddis | Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>> 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.
Faddis also led the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars Big Band from their inception through 2004, when he was appointed artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), based at [[Columbia College Chicago]] in [[Illinois]].
==Leader of Chicago Jazz Ensemble==
Faddis led the CJE from autumn 2004 though spring 2010, premiering significant new works, pioneering educational initiatives in Chicago public schools focusing on [[Louis Armstrong]]'s music, and bringing the CJE into new venues (including presenting the first of the "Made in Chicago" Jazz series at the [[Pritzker Pavilion]] in [[Millennium Park]]), while concurrently leading the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York (the successor to the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band).
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, the [[Newport Jazz Festival]] and other venues.
In 2006, the Jon Faddis Quartet released the CD ''Teranga'' (Koch Records, now E1),<ref name="AMG"/> featuring guests including [[Clark Terry]], [[Russell Malone]], [[Gary Smulyan]], and [[Frank Wess]].
In 1999, Faddis released the [[Grammy Award]]-nominated ''Remembrances'' ([[Chesky Records]]), which was composed almost entirely of ballads and featured work from Argentinian composer/arranger [[Carlos Franzetti]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/remembrances-mw0000048745|title=Remembrances - Jon Faddis | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
In 1997, Faddis composed the jazz opera ''Lulu Noire'', which was presented at [[Spoleto Festival USA|USA]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], as well as at the [[American Music Theater Festival]] in [[Philadelphia]].
Faddis appeared in the 1998 movie ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]''. In the film, he plays trumpet with [[The Louisiana Gator Boys]]. Faddis is also a noted educator for jazz and the trumpet.
==Educator activities==
For over a decade, Faddis has taught – and continues to teach – at The Conservatory of Music at [[State University of New York at Purchase|Purchase College-SUNY]], in Westchester, New York, where he teaches trumpet, classes, and an ensemble. Remaining true to the tradition of honoring mentors, he also leads master classes, clinics and workshops around the world; he often will bring promising students along to his gigs and allow the students to sit in, and also has produced a number of CDs for up-and-coming musicians.
In July 2011, he played a tribute to [[Miles Davis]] at the [[Prague Castle]], hosted by the Czech President, [[Václav Klaus]], accompanied by [[Lenny White]] on drums, [[Jaroslav Jakubovič]] on baritone saxophone, [[Tom Barney]] on bass and [[Emil Viklický]] on piano.<ref>{{youtube|GD3Tmhb2Bj0|Summertime}}</ref>
==Connection with Schilke music==
Jon Faddis is a Schilke Performing Artist,<ref name="ref1">{{cite web|url=https://www.schilkemusic.com/jon-faddis/ |title= Jon Faddis, Schilke Performing Artist |website=Greenhoe.com |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> performing on the Schilke "Faddis" model Trumpet.<ref name="ref2">{{cite web|url=https://www.schilkemusic.com/products/trumpets/bb-trumpets/#faddis |title= Schilke "Faddis" Model Bb Trumpet |website=Schilkemusic.com |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> He has played Schilke instruments since 1970, encompassing nearly his entire career and complete discography.
[[Schilke Music Company]] of [[Melrose Park, Illinois]] was founded by trumpet player [[Renold Schilke]], who was a member of the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] from 1937 to 1951, remaining on call as a substitute until 1962, with french horn player [[Philip Farkas]], also of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The firm produces ultra-high quality brass instruments and mouthpieces. In addition to Faddis, many symphonic and jazz trumpet players use Schilke trumpets, including [[Bill Chase]], [[Randy Brecker]], [[Marvin Stamm]], [[Adolph Herseth]], [[Arturo Sandoval]], [[Lew Soloff]], and [[Dizzy Gillespie]].
==Family and personal life==
Faddis has been a resident of [[Teaneck, New Jersey]].<ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/nyregion/dorthaan-kirk-is-newarks-first-lady-of-jazz-without-playing-a-note.html "Dorthaan Kirk Is Newark’s First Lady of Jazz"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 9, 2016. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Mr. Faddis, of Teaneck, played in Lionel Hampton’s band and is a Dizzy Gillespie sound-alike; he is the former director of the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band."</ref>
Faddis is the uncle of [[Madlib]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/madlib-mn0000238375/biography|title=Madlib | Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref> and [[Oh No (musician)|Oh No]], acclaimed hip-hop producers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oh-no-mn0000886267/biography|title=Oh No | Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
==Discography==
===As leader===
* 1974: ''[[Jon & Billy]]'' (Trio)
* 1976: ''[[Youngblood (Jon Faddis album)|Youngblood]]'' ([[Pablo Records|Pablo]])
* 1978: ''Good and Plenty'' ([[Buddah Records|Buddah]])
* 1985: ''Legacy'' ([[Concord Jazz]])
* 1989: ''Into the Faddisphere'' ([[Epic Records|Epic]])
* 1991: ''Hornucopia'' (Epic)
* 1995: ''The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]])
* 1997: ''Swing Summit: Passing on the Torch''
* 1997: ''Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall'' (Malposo/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]])
* 1998: ''Remembrances'' ([[Chesky Records|Chesky]])
* 2006: ''Teranga'' ([[Koch Records|Koch]])<ref name="Disc"/>
===As sideman===
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'''With [[George Benson]]'''
* ''[[Body Talk (George Benson album)|Body Talk]]'' (CTI, 1973)
* ''[[In Your Eyes (George Benson album)|In Your Eyes]]'' (Warner Bros., 1983)
* ''[[20/20 (George Benson album)|20/20]]'' (Warner Bros. 1985)
* ''[[Big Boss Band]]'' (Warner Bros., 1990)
'''With [[Anthony Braxton]]'''
* ''[[Creative Orchestra Music 1976]]'' ([[Arista Records|Arista]], 1976)
'''With [[Rusty Bryant]]'''
* ''[[Until It's Time for You to Go (album)|Until It's Time for You to Go]]'' ([[Prestige Records|Prestige]], 1974)
'''With [[Kenny Burrell]]'''
* ''[[Ellington Is Forever]]'' ([[Fantasy Records|Fantasy]], 1975)
'''With [[Michel Camilo]]'''
* ''[[One More Once]]''
'''With [[Ron Carter]]'''
* ''[[Parade (Ron Carter album)|Parade]]'' (Milestone, 1979)
* ''[[Empire Jazz]]'' (RSO, 1980)
'''With [[Hank Crawford]]'''
* ''[[I Hear a Symphony (Hank Crawford album)|I Hear a Symphony]]'' ([[Kudu Records|Kudu]], 1975)
'''With [[Bo Diddley]]'''
* ''[[Big Bad Bo]]'' (Chess, 1974)
'''With [[Charles Earland]]'''
* ''[[Intensity (Charles Earland album)|Intensity]]'' (Prestige, 1972)
* ''[[Charles III (album)|Charles III]]'' (Prestige, 1973)
* ''[[Dynamite Brothers#Soundtrack|The Dynamite Brothers]]'' (Prestige, 1973)
* ''[[Kharma (album)|Kharma]]'' (Prestige, 1974)
'''With [[Gil Evans]]'''
* ''[[Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980)]]'' (Trio, 1981)
'''With [[Jerry Fielding]]'''
* ''[[The Gauntlet (film)#Soundtrack|The Gauntlet (Soundtrack)]]'' (Warner Bros., 1977)
'''With [[Dizzy Gillespie]]'''
* ''[[Dizzy Gillespie Jam]]'' ([[Pablo Records|Pablo]], 1977)
* ''[[To Diz with Love]]'' ([[Telarc]], 1992)
'''As Music Director for the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars'''
* ''Dizzy's 80th Birthday Party'' (1997)
* ''Dizzy's World'' (1999)
* ''Things to Come'' (Telarc, 2000)
'''With [[Grant Green]]'''
* ''[[The Main Attraction (Grant Green album)|The Main Attraction]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Easy (Grant Green album)|Easy]]'' (1978)
'''With [[Michael Franks (musician)|Michael Franks]]'''
* ''[[Skin Dive]]'' (Warner Bros., 1985)
'''With [[Johnny "Hammond" Smith]]'''
* ''[[The Prophet (album)|The Prophet]]'' (Kudu, 1972)
* ''[[Higher Ground (Johnny Hammond album)|Higher Ground]]'' (Kudu, 1973)
'''With [[Richard Holmes (organist)|Groove Holmes]]'''
* ''[[New Groove (Groove Holmes album)|New Groove]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1974)
'''With [[Billy Joel]]'''
* ''[[An Innocent Man]]'' (Columbia, 1983)
'''With the [[Thad Jones]] - [[Mel Lewis]] Big Band'''
* ''[[Potpourri]]'' ([[Philadelphia International Records]], 1974)
* ''[[Live in Munich (The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra album)|Live in Munich]]'' (A&M/Horizon, 1976)
'''With [[Chaka Khan]]'''
* ''[[Destiny (Chaka Khan album)|Destiny]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1986)
'''With [[O'Donel Levy]]'''
* ''[[Dawn of a New Day (O'Donel Levy album)|Dawn of a New Day]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1973)
* ''[[Simba (album)|Simba]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1974)
'''With [[Les McCann]]'''
* ''[[Another Beginning]]'' ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], 1974)
'''With [[Tina Turner]]'''
* ''[[Love Explosion]]'' (EMI, 1979)
'''With [[Jack McDuff]]'''
* ''[[The Fourth Dimension (Jack McDuff album)|The Fourth Dimension]]'' ([[Cadet Records|Cadet]], 1974)
'''With [[Mick Jagger]]'''
* ''[[Primitive Cool]]'' (CBS, 1987)
'''With [[Jimmy McGriff]]'''
* ''[[Red Beans (album)|Red Beans]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1976)
'''With [[Patti Austin]]'''
* ''[[The Real Me (Patti Austin album)|The Real Me]]'' (Qwest, 1988)
'''With [[Aretha Franklin]]'''
* ''[[Love All the Hurt Away]]'' (Arista Records, 1981)
* ''[[Get It Right (album)|Get It Right]]'' (Arista Records, 1983)
'''With [[Eric Clapton]]'''
* ''[[August (Eric Clapton album)|August]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1986)
* ''[[Journeyman (album)|Journeyman]]'' (Reprise, 1989)
'''With [[Charles Mingus]]'''
* ''[[Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert]]'' (Columbia, 1972)
'''With [[Mingus Dynasty (band)|Mingus Dynasty]]'''
* ''[[Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1]]'' (Soul Note, 1988)
* ''[[Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2]]'' (Soul Note, 1988)
'''With [[Phoebe Snow]]'''
* ''[[Against the Grain (Phoebe Snow album)|Against the Grain]]'' (Columbia, 1978)
* ''Something Real'' (Elektra, 1989)
'''With [[Blue Mitchell]]'''
* ''[[Many Shades of Blue]]'' ([[Mainstream Records|Mainstream]], 1974)
'''With [[David "Fathead" Newman]]'''
* ''[[Scratch My Back (David "Fathead" Newman album)|Scratch My Back]]'' (Prestige, 1979)
'''With [[Jimmy Owens (musician)|Jimmy Owens]]'''
* ''[[Headin' Home (Jimmy Owens album)|Headin' Home]]'' (A&M/Horizon, 1978)
'''With [[Carly Simon]]'''
* ''[[Hello Big Man]]'' (Warner Bros., 1983)
'''With [[Oscar Peterson]]'''
* ''[[Oscar Peterson & Jon Faddis]]'' (Pablo, 1975)
'''With [[Lalo Schifrin]]'''
* ''[[Black Widow (Lalo Schifrin album)|Black Widow]]'' ([[CTI Records|CTI]], 1976)
* ''[[More Jazz Meets the Symphony]]'' (Atlantic, 1993)
* ''[[Firebird: Jazz Meets the Symphony No. 3]]'' (Four Winds, 1995)
* ''Lalo Schifrin with WDR Big Band: Gillespiana'' (1996)
* ''Latin Jazz Suite'' (1999)
* ''Ins and Outs – Lalo Live at the Blue Note'' (2002)
'''With [[Linda Clifford]]'''
* ''I'll Keep on Lovin' You'' (Capitol, 1982)
'''With [[Don Sebesky]]'''
* ''[[The Rape of El Morro]]'' (CTI, 1975)
'''With [[Candi Staton]]'''
* ''Candi Staton'' (Warner Bros., 1980)
'''With [[Marlena Shaw]]'''
* ''Take a Bite'' (Columbia, 1979)
'''With [[Paul Simon]]'''
* ''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]]'' (Warner Bros., 1986)
'''With [[Julian Lennon]]'''
* ''[[Valotte]]'' (Atlantic, 1984)
'''With [[Lonnie Liston Smith]]'''
* ''[[Reflections of a Golden Dream]]'' (RCA/Flying Dutchman, 1976)
'''With [[Leon Spencer]]'''
* ''[[Where I'm Coming From (Leon Spencer album)|Where I'm Coming From]]'' (Prestige, 1973)
'''With [[Bette Midler]]'''
* ''[[Thighs and Whispers]]'' (Atlantic, 1979)
'''With [[Jeremy Steig]]'''
* ''[[Firefly (Jeremy Steig album)|Firefly]]'' (CTI, 1977)
'''With [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]'''
* ''[[Continental American]]'' (A&M, 1974)
'''With [[Gábor Szabó]]'''
* ''[[Macho (album)|Macho]]'' (Salvation, 1975)
'''With [[Charles Tolliver]]'''
* ''[[Impact (1975 Charles Tolliver album)|Impact]]'' ([[Strata-East Records|Strata-East]], 1975)
'''With [[Steve Turre]]'''
* ''The Rhythm Within''
'''With [[Stanley Turrentine]]'''
* ''[[The Man with the Sad Face]]'' (Fantasy, 1976)
* ''[[Nightwings (Stanley Turrentine album)|Nightwings]]'' (Fantasy, 1977)
'''With [[Frankie Valli]]'''
* ''[[Closeup (Frankie Valli album)|Closeup]]'' (Private Stock, 1975)
'''With [[Cedar Walton]]'''
* ''[[Beyond Mobius]]'' ([[RCA Records|RCA]], 1976)
'''With [[Randy Weston]]'''
* ''[[Tanjah (album)|Tanjah]]'' ([[Polydor Records|Polydor]], 1973)
'''With [[Lou Reed]]'''
* ''[[Sally Can't Dance]]'' (RCA, 1974)
* ''[[New Sensations]]'' (RCA, 1984)
'''With [[Gerald Wilson]]'''
* ''[[New York, New Sound]]'' ([[Mack Avenue Records|Mack Avenue]], 2003)
* ''[[In My Time (Gerald Wilson album)|In My Time]]'' (Mack Avenue, 2005)
* ''[[Monterey Moods]]'' (Mack Avenue, 2007)
* ''[[Detroit (Gerald Wilson album)|Detroit]]'' (Mack Avenue, 2009)
'''With [[Tatsuro Yamashita]]'''
* ''Circus Town'' (1976)
* ''Pocket Music'' (1986)
* ''Boku No Naka No Syounen'' (1988)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.jonfaddis.net Jon Faddis Official Website]
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