On Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m., Jon Faddis and his quartet honor trailblazing trumpeters who came before him-Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. Faddis adds to the legacy with his innovative interpretations of their most famous songs as well as his own works. The second half of the program features Faddis backed by CU-Boulder's award-winning Jazz Ensemble I performing a set of Dizzy Gillespie favorites and Jon Faddis arrangements.    

Single tickets start at $12 and are available CU Presents Box Office at 303-492-8008.   

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Jon Faddis is a complete and consummate musician - conductor, composer, and educator. Marked by both intense integrity and humor, Faddis earned accolades from his close friend and mentor John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, who declared of Faddis, "He's the best ever, including me!" As a trumpeter, Faddis possesses a virtually unparalleled range and full command of his instrument, making the practically impossible seem effortless. Time Out New York (2003) praises Faddis as "the world's greatest trumpeter ... brash soloistic logic and breathtaking technical acuity," and Nat Hentoff, in The Wall Street Journal (2005), characterizes Faddis as "a trumpet player of prodigious lyrical force." The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, which celebrated its 40th anniversary at Columbia College Chicago, named Faddis as its Artistic Director in 2004. Faddis continues to conduct the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York in the future, and has also served as guest conductor and featured guest with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.

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