[Dixielandjazz] Fwd: Happy Birthday Jon Faddis

[Paul Kurtz Jr]

Marek, to start with, Jon is a genuinely decent guy. In the early 2000s, he was involved with the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) and was one of the 2 spearheads for the conference held at Purchase College in 2000. He could be found many times in practice rooms, working with young trumpet players. I had lunch with a student of his who said that in teaching him, Jon sent him right back to the basic Arban method for trumpet. 

I’ve heard him play a number of times and his range is already well-known. His knowledge of music, though, equals or surpasses his tremendous trumpet range. 

Recently, I went back and listened to a song set called “Burning for Buddy”, a tribute to Buddy Rich. I was re-impressed with how good a job Jon did in putting together a big band and how good a job he did at playing split lead. Great chords, rich harmonies, and in-tune stuff. 

Again, though, he’s a good guy and a good ambassador for music.

Paul Kurtz Jacksonville, FL
> On Jul 23, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I wonder how you appreciate Jon Faddis.  I have loved his playing since the
> days he was a Gillespie clone.  Those were the mid'70's, when Miles Davis
> was next to god, and there were the Hubbards and the Morgans, et al.   And
> here was a young kid who went back to the roots of bebop, the days it had
> not yet moved that far from jazz, and 'modernists" could play and get along
> with swing and Dixieland musicians.
> I heard Faddis with his idol in Nice in (probably) 1977, and they sounded
> great!  I'm glad Faddis has developed the way he did, leaning towards more
> traditional form.  Anyway, I have heard his "I Can't Get Started" a few
> times before forwarding it to the list, and eac time it sounded better than
> before!
> Cheers
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> From: Jazz on the Tube <letters at jazzonthetube.com>
> Date: 23 July 2015 at 16:30
> Subject: Happy Birthday Jon Faddis
> To: Marek <marekboym at gmail.com>
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> 
> Marek
> 
> Trumpet player, conductor, composer,
> and educator Jon Faddis was born on
> July 24, 1953 in Oakland, California.
> 
> At only 18, Faddis joined the big band of
> vibraphone legend Lionel Hampton. He later
> transitioned into studio work, where he
> played on a variety of pop recordings.
> 
> Faddis returned to jazz as a leader in the
> late ‘70s and has continued since, even
> leading the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band from
> 1992 to 2002.
> 
> Watch Faddis’ take on the standard “I Can’t
> Get Started” from a 2013 performance.
> 
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