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Jon Faddis

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Jon Faddis was born on 24 July 1953 in Oakland, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), The Gauntlet (1977) and Bird (1988).
BornJuly 24, 1953
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, J. Evan Bonifant, Joe Morton, and Blues Brothers Band in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
    Blues Brothers 2000
    4.9
    • The Louisiana Gator Boys
    • 1998
    Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in The Gauntlet (1977)
    The Gauntlet
    6.4
    • Music Department
    • 1977
    Forest Whitaker in Bird (1988)
    Bird
    7.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 1988
    Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, and Kyme in School Daze (1988)
    School Daze
    6.1
    • Soundtrack("Straight & Nappy", "Wake Up Suite")
    • 1988

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Xavier Pritchett in Little Bill (1999)
      Little Bill
      6.3
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1999–2003
    • Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992)
      Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments
      9.1
      TV Special
      • associate conductor
      • musician: trumpet
      • 1992
    • John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Dennis Franz, John Lithgow, and Barbara Sigel in Blow Out (1981)
      Blow Out
      7.4
      • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
      • 1981
    • Fame (1980)
      Fame
      6.6
      • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
      • 1980
    • Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Ted Ross, and Nipsey Russell in The Wiz (1978)
      The Wiz
      5.7
      • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
      • 1978
    • Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in The Gauntlet (1977)
      The Gauntlet
      6.4
      • musician: jazz soloist
      • 1977
    • People, People, People (1976)
      People, People, People
      6.8
      Short
      • musician: trumpet (as Thad Jones Mel Lewis Band)
      • 1976
    • Dynamite Brothers (1974)
      Dynamite Brothers
      3.8
      • musician: trumpets and flugelhorns (uncredited)
      • 1974

    Actor

    • Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, J. Evan Bonifant, Joe Morton, and Blues Brothers Band in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
      Blues Brothers 2000
      4.9
      • The Louisiana Gator Boys
      • 1998

    Composer

    • Cab Calloway in Cab Calloway, le dandy de Harlem (2010)
      Cab Calloway, le dandy de Harlem
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2010

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Thad Jones Mel Lewis Band
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • July 24, 1953
      • Oakland, California, USA
    • Relatives
        Madlib(Niece or Nephew)

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      Graduated from Pleasant Hill High School 1971, same school as Julie Strain (1979) and Beth Toussaint (1980).

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