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This Friday in Philly: James Carter, Jon Faddis and the best musicians anywhere |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 19 January 2005 |
 Philedelphians have a rare opportunity to hear some of the greatest
players in jazz perform on the same stage on Friday January 21st at the
Kimmel Center For The Performing Arts.
Opening the evening, young lion of sax, James Carter, will pay eloquent
tribute to Billie Holiday featuring a string section led by
Philadelphian Diane Monroe.
That will be followed by a reunion of the defunct Carnegie Hall Jazz
Band, led by Dizzy Gillespie disciple Jon Faddis. This truly alll-star
band features saxophonists Tia Fuller, Steve Wilson, Frank Wess, Ralph
Lalama, and Gary Smulyan; trombonists Dennis Wilson, Steve Turre, John
Fedchock and Douglas Purviance; trumpet players Earl Gardner, Frank
Greene, Terell Stafford and Tom Williams; and Renee Rosnes (piano),
Todd Coolman (bass) and Dion Parson (drums).
Jon Faddis began playing the trumpet at age 8, after seeing Louis
Armstrong perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. By the time he was a
teenager, he was sitting in with Dizzy Gillespie at the Jazz Workshop
in San Francisco. After graduating from high school, Faddis joined
Lionel Hamptons band as a featured soloist, touring widely and
appearing on television. After moving to New York, he began performing
with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, and studied at the Manhattan
School of Music.
By the age of 20, Mr. Faddis had already garnered myriad accolades from
the critics. In 1974 and 1975, he was voted #1 trumpet in the Downbeat
International Critics Poll for Talent Deserving Wider Recognition. He
shortly became one of the most sought-after session and concert
musicians in New York, appearing with such greats as Sarah Vaughn,
Eubie Blake, Freddie Hubbard, Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, and Charles
Mingus. In 1977 he toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie, and appeared
with him on In Performance at the White House on PBS. He also recorded
with such disparate performers as Duke Ellington, the Rolling Stones,
Luther Vandross, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, and Stanley Clarke, to name a
few.
In 1991 Mr. Faddis became the music director of the Carnegie Hall Jazz
Band, an all-star ensemble who toured Europe and the U.S. He is also
known as a conductor, serving as music director for the Lincoln Center
Jazz Orchestra, the 50th Anniversary Dizzy Gillespie Tribute Band, and
the Newport Jazz Festival 40th Anniversary Tour among others.
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Jon Faddis Orchestra
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James Carter Quartet
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Friday, January 21
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8pm | Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center For The Performing Arts
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Tickets: $29 - $70
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 Friday, 21 November 2008
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