Jon Faddis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jon Faddis
Occupation	Trumpet Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 24, 1953(1953-07-24)
Age	71
Birthplace	Oakland
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Jon Faddis Biography

Jon Faddis is one of the most popular and richest Trumpet Player who was born on July 24, 1953 in Oakland, California, United States. Prof. in The Conservatory of Music at Purchase College-SUNY. He is famous for his extraordinary trumpet playing.

Both Faddis and J. Evan Bonifant acted in Blues Brothers 2000.

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 pianist Stan Kenton and trumpeter Bill Catalano.

Jon Faddis is a Schilke Performing Artist, performing on the Schilke “Faddis” model Trumpet. He has played Schilke instruments since 1970, encompassing nearly his entire career and complete discography.

He was raised and born in Oakland.

Jon Faddis Net Worth

Jon Faddis is one of the richest Trumpet Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jon Faddis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in the big band of Lionel Hampton at the age of eighteen , and he was appointed lead trumpeter in the Thad Jones and the He played with Lionel Hampton’s big band when he was eighteen and became lead trumpet at the Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Orchestra. Orchestra.

He played with in the He led the Dizzy Gillespie 70th Birthday Big Band and Dizzy’s United Nation Orchestra, as well as acted as the main trumpet soloist. 70th birthday Big Band and Dizzy’s United Nation Orchestra as well as being the primary trumpet soloist.

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 twenties, Faddis became a noted studio musician in New York City, appearing on many pop recordings in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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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.

Facts & Trivia

Jon Ranked on the list of most popular Trumpet Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jon Faddis celebrates birthday on July 24 of every year.

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. 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).

What trumpet does Jon Faddis play?

Jon Faddis is a Schilke Performing Artist, performing on the Schilke “Faddis” model Trumpet. He has played Schilke instruments since 1970, encompassing nearly his entire career and complete discography.

How old is Jon Faddis?

69 years (July 24, 1953)