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Catch the big band sound of The Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of
New York (JFJONY) at the Blue Note, 131 West Third Street in Greenwich Village, Thursday, October 15 - Sunday, October 18,
at 8:00 pm and 10:30 pm each evening. The successor to the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (CHJB), of which Faddis was artistic director
for a decade (1992 – 2002), the JFJONY epitomizes and celebrates Jazz at its best.
The JFJONY debuted as the successor
to the CHJB at a private event at The National Arts Club in New York in June 2003; in March 2004, the JFJONY performed for
the first time under its new name for the public at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College-SUNY. The JFJONY performed
at Newport Jazz Festival’s 50th Anniversary in August 2004; other appearances include Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center in
Philadelphia, the McCarter Theatre at Princeton University, and other venues.
The Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New
York is: Jon Faddis®, trumpet and leader; saxophones: Mark Vinci, Andrew Gould, Xavier Perez, Ralph Lalama, Gary Smulyan;
trombones: John Fedchock, Steve Turre, Luis Bonilla, Douglas Purviance; trumpets: Lew Soloff, Michael Philip Mossman, Terell
Stafford, Max Darché; Ted Rosenthal, piano; Todd Coolman, bass; and Dana Hall, drums.
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