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Jon Faddis
Jazz
The next Jon Faddis concert is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at Smoke Jazz Club in New York, NY, United States. See all 5 upcoming concerts
![Listen to San Sebastian (feat. Jimmy Heath & Jon Faddis) [Live At The Village Vanguard, New York City, NY / February 6-7, 1993] by Slide Hampton, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music126/v4/4b/49/b1/4b49b166-ed6d-e8d1-f5f2-06ef8bf84624/22CRGIM35103.rgb.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to San Sebastian (feat. Jimmy Heath & Jon Faddis) [Live At The Village Vanguard, New York City, NY / February 6-7, 1993] by Slide Hampton, see lyrics, music video & more!")
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About Jon Faddis
Hometown
Oakland, CA, United States
Born
July 24, 1953
Genre
Jazz
When Jon Faddis burst on the jazz scene as a teenager, observers were amazed by his technique and his ability to sound like an identical twin of Dizzy Gillespie (whose complex style had never been successfully duplicated before). After a period, he was typecast as a Dizzy imitator but Faddis' remarkable range (hitting higher notes than Gillespie ever could) and the gradual development of his individual sound have helped him overcome the early fault. In fact, Faddis can now also imitate Roy Eldridge and Louis Armstrong quite well, too. Gillespie was always Faddis' idol, from the time he started playing trumpet at age eight. After moving to New York in the early '70s, Faddis played with Lionel Hampton and Charles Mingus (guesting on a recorded concert with the bassist when Roy Eldridge became ill) and then recorded two notable albums for Pablo including a duet session with Oscar Peterson. After playing a bit with Gillespie (their best encounters in the mid-'70s were unfortunately not recorded), Faddis seemed to disappear, sticking to studio work and playing first trumpet with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. After re-emerging in the mid-'80s, Faddis recorded for Concord and Epic and in 1993 became the musical director of the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra. He released Teranga on Koch in 2006. ~ Scott Yanow
Jon Faddis has also released music as a member of Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra, Love Childs Afro-Cuban Blues Band, The Players Association, Dizzy Gillespie Jam, Mingus Dynasty, Louisiana Gator Boys, and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra.
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