JON FADDIS

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Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953) 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 Stan Kenton trumpeter Bill Catalano. He is the uncle of Madlib and Oh No, acclaimed hip hop producers.

Jon Faddis was born in Oakland, California in 1953. At 18, he joined Lionel Hampton's big band before joining the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra as lead trumpet. After playing with Charles Mingus in his early 20s, Faddis became a noted studio musician in New York, appearing on many pop recordings in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In the mid-eighties, he left the studios to continue to pursue his solo career, which resulted
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JON FADDIS Jon & Billy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jon & Billy
Bop 1974
JON FADDIS Youngblood album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Youngblood
Bop 1976
JON FADDIS Good and Plenty album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Good and Plenty
Bop 1979
JON FADDIS Legacy album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Legacy
Bop 1985
JON FADDIS Into the Faddisphere album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Into the Faddisphere
Bop 1989
JON FADDIS Hornucopia album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hornucopia
Bop 1991
JON FADDIS Remembrances album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Remembrances
Bop 1998
JON FADDIS Teranga album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Teranga
Bop 2006
JON FADDIS Jon Faddis & Barcelona Orquestra : Dizzy's Business album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jon Faddis & Barcelona Orquestra : Dizzy's Business
Bop 2014

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