Miles @100 With Jon Faddis & Friends
About This Event
Titled Miles @100, the program brings Jon Faddis and a small ensemble of collaborators to NJPAC. Faddis — whose early reputation grew from close study of Dizzy Gillespie and who trained under figures such as Stan Kenton and Bill Catalano — moves between bandleading, composing and teaching, applying bebop rigor and big‑band discipline to small‑group playing with a focus on precision and bright attack.
About Miles @100
At NJPAC, *Miles @100* frames Miles Davis as a working musician whose centennial still organizes how jazz is heard in New York and beyond. Trumpeter Jon Faddis leads a “Faddis & Friends” lineup, bringing a background shaped by close study of Dizzy Gillespie and training in the Stan Kenton tradition, where big-band discipline meets small-group risk. The program treats Davis less as a monument than as a set of problems to solve in sound. The earned impression is one of precision that keeps the material from turning purely commemorative.
About the Artist
Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis is a jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, and educator whose early reputation grew from a close study of Dizzy Gillespie’s language and sound. He trained under figures including Stan Kenton and Bill Catalano, then built a career that moves between bandleading, writing, and teaching.