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30-515: Wilson was born in Shelby, Mississippi , and at the age of 16 moved to Detroit, Michigan , where he graduated from Cass Technical High School (one of his classmates was saxophonist Wardell Gray ). He joined the Jimmie Lunceford orchestra in 1939, replacing its trumpeter and arranger, Sy Oliver . While with Lunceford, Wilson contributed songs to the band, including "Hi Spook" and "Yard-dog Mazurka",

60-750: A Los Angeles-based band that began a series of critically acclaimed recordings for the Pacific Jazz label. His 1968 album California Soul featured a title track written by Ashford & Simpson , as well as a version of The Doors ' hit " Light My Fire ". Musicians in the band at various times included lead trumpeter Snooky Young , trumpet soloist Carmell Jones and saxophonists Bud Shank , Joe Maini , Harold Land , Teddy Edwards , and Don Raffell . The rhythm section included guitarist Joe Pass , Richard Holmes (organist) , vibists Roy Ayers and Bobby Hutcherson , and drummers Mel Lewis and Mel Lee. Wilson's wife of more than 50 years, Josefina Villasenor Wilson,

90-745: A guest appearance at the invitation of Clark Terry. Wilson also played and arranged for the bands of Benny Carter , Duke Ellington , Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie . Wilson formed his own band, with some success in the mid-1940s. Wilson and His 20-Pc. Recording Orchestra performed at the famed twelfth Cavalcade of Jazz held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles which was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr . on September 2, 1956. Also performing that day were Dinah Washington , The Mel Williams Dots, Julie Stevens, Little Richard , Chuck Higgin's Orchestra , Willie Hayden & Five Black Birds, The Premiers, Bo Rhambo , and Jerry Gray and his Orchestra. In 1960, he formed

120-530: A household in the city was $ 17,798, and the median income for a family was $ 20,368. Males had a median income of $ 26,250 versus $ 19,554 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 10,567. About 39.9% of families and 44.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 56.5% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over. Shelby is served by the North Bolivar Consolidated School District , formerly known as

150-891: A podcast on NPR's JazzSet); the JFJONY has also performed at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, the Performing Arts Center in Westchester, New York, the Newport Jazz Festival and other venues. Faddis is also a noted educator for jazz and the trumpet. Faddis has taught – and continues to teach – at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College-SUNY , in Westchester, New York, where he teaches trumpet, classes, and an ensemble. He also leads master classes, clinics and workshops around

180-587: A special album of compositions commissioned and premiered at the Monterey Jazz Festival for the festival's 50th anniversary. Wilson had helped lead celebrations of the festival's 20th and 40th anniversary with his specially commissioned works (1998's Grammy-nominated album Theme for Monterey ). The album Monterey Moods was released on Mack Avenue Records in September 2007. In September 2009, Wilson conducted his eight-movement suite "Detroit", commissioned by

210-512: Is Mexican-American, and a number of his compositions showed his love of Spanish/Mexican themes, especially "Viva Tirado", which later became a hit for the rock band El Chicano . With his wife, Wilson had three daughters (Jeri, Lillian (Teri) and Nancy Jo), his son Anthony (who is guitarist for Diana Krall ), and a number of grandchildren, all of whom have songs composed for them—his compositions were often inspired by his family members. Wilson continued leading bands and recording in later decades for

240-1206: Is a Schilke Performing Artist, performing on the Schilke "Faddis" model trumpet. He has played Schilke instruments since 1970, encompassing nearly his entire career and complete discography. Faddis has been a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey . Faddis is the uncle of Madlib and Oh No , acclaimed hip-hop producers. With Peter Allen With Patti Austin With George Benson With Anthony Braxton With Rusty Bryant With Kenny Burrell With Michel Camilo With Ron Carter With Eric Clapton With Linda Clifford With Hank Crawford With Bo Diddley With Charles Earland With Gil Evans With Jerry Fielding With Aretha Franklin With Michael Franks With Dizzy Gillespie As Music Director for

270-494: Is a city in Bolivar County , Mississippi , United States. The population was 2,229 at the 2010 census , down from 2,926 in 2000. The town of Shelby was established in 1853 by Tom Shelby, who had purchased a block of land there from the federal government. Shelby is located at 33°56′57″N 90°45′55″W  /  33.94917°N 90.76528°W  / 33.94917; -90.76528 (33.949293, -90.765241). According to

300-548: Is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became known for his ability to closely mirror the sound of trumpet icon Dizzy Gillespie , who was his mentor along with pianist Stan Kenton and trumpeter Bill Catalano . Jon Faddis was born in Oakland, California , United States. At 18, he joined Lionel Hampton 's big band before joining

330-505: The BBC Big Band in 2005. He hosted an innovative show, in the 1970s, on KBCA in Los Angeles, which was co-hosted by Dennis Smith, where he played "...music of the past, the present, and the future." Wilson was a member of the faculty at California State University, Los Angeles and the University of California, Los Angeles , for many years recently winning a "teacher of the year" award. In

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360-870: The Detroit Jazz Festival to mark its 30th anniversary. The work includes a movement entitled "Cass Tech" in honor of his high school alma mater. In 2011, his last recording was the Grammy-nominated Legacy . Wilson died at his home in Los Angeles, California, on September 8, 2014, four days after his 96th birthday, after a brief illness that followed a bout of pneumonia, which had hospitalized him. Grammy nominations Grammy Award–nominated and -winning singles or albums contributed to With Count Basie With Ray Charles With Buddy Collette With Curtis Counce With Duke Ellington With Jimmie Lunceford With Jimmy Witherspoon With others Shelby, Mississippi Shelby

390-464: The Discovery and MAMA labels. Recent musicians included Luis Bonilla , Rick Baptist, Randall Willis, Wilson's son-in-law Shuggie Otis and son Anthony Wilson (both guitarists); his grandson Eric Otis also played on such recordings. Wilson continued to record Spanish-flavored compositions, notably the bravura trumpet solos "Carlos" (named for Mexican matador Carlos Arruza , and recorded three times over

420-593: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km ), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km ), or 0.39%, is water. The rear entrance of the Mississippi State Penitentiary in unincorporated Sunflower County is about 10 miles (16 km) east of Shelby, along Mississippi Highway 32 . As of the 2020 United States Census , there were 2,021 people, 649 households, and 442 families residing in

450-516: The 1970s he also served on the faculty at California State University, Northridge , where he taught Jazz History to wide acclaim among the student body, and has also taught at Cal Arts in Los Angeles. In February 2006, Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra performed his music with Gerald Wilson conducting. He had a unique style of conducting: "Garbed in well tailored suits, his long white hair flowing, Wilson shaped

480-641: The CHJB presented over 135 musicians, featured over 70 guest artists, and premiered works by over 35 composers and arrangers at Carnegie Hall. In 1997, Faddis composed the jazz opera Lulu Noire , which was presented at USA in Charleston, South Carolina , as well as at the American Music Theater Festival in Philadelphia . Faddis appeared in the 1998 movie Blues Brothers 2000 , playing trumpet with

510-782: The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), based at Columbia College Chicago in Illinois . Faddis led the CJE from autumn 2004 though spring 2010, premiering significant new works, pioneering educational initiatives in Chicago public schools focusing on Louis Armstrong 's music, and bringing the CJE into new venues (including presenting the first of the "Made in Chicago" Jazz series at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park ), while concurrently leading

540-826: The Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York (the successor to the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band). In 2006, the Jon Faddis Quartet released the CD Teranga (Koch Records, now E1), featuring guests including Clark Terry , Russell Malone , Gary Smulyan , and Frank Wess . As of May 2010, Faddis leads the JFJONY, while continuing also to lead the Jon Faddis Quartet and the JFQ+2. The JFJONY headlined The Kennedy Center's New Year's Eve performance in December 2010 (available as

570-705: The Louisiana Gator Boys . In 1999, Faddis released the Grammy Award -nominated Remembrances ( Chesky Records ), which was composed almost entirely of ballads and featured work from Argentinian composer/arranger Carlos Franzetti . Faddis also led the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars Big Band from their inception in 1998 through 2004, when he was appointed artistic director of

600-640: The North Bolivar School District until it consolidated in 2014. Students are zoned to Brooks Elementary School (in Duncan ), as it belonged to the pre-consolidation North Bolivar School District, and Northside High School (the only secondary school in the district). Northside High opened in 2018 after Broad Street High School in Shelby consolidated into it. Shelby Middle School closed in 2018. Jon Faddis Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953)

630-602: The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra as lead trumpet. After playing with Charles Mingus in his early twenties, Faddis became a noted studio musician in New York City, appearing on many pop recordings in the late 1970s and early 1980s. One such recording was the Players Association 's cover of " Disco Inferno ", from their LP Born to Dance (1977), on which he plays trumpet. In the mid-1980s, he left

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660-541: The city was 7.93% White , 91.08% African American , 0.07% Native American , 0.10% Asian , 0.38% from other races , and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population. There were 919 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.3% were married couples living together, 41.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who

690-523: The city. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 2,229 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% Black, 4.7% White and 0.2% from two or more races. 0.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,926 people, 919 households, and 677 families living in the city. The population density was 1,079.5 inhabitants per square mile (416.8/km ). There were 963 housing units at an average density of 355.3 per square mile (137.2/km ). The racial makeup of

720-420: The first influenced by Ellington's recording of " Caravan " and the latter an influence on Stan Kenton 's "Intermission Riff". During World War II , Wilson also performed for a brief time with the U.S. Navy , with Clark Terry , Willie Smith and Jimmy Nottingham . Around 2005, many of the members of the band reunited as The Great Lakes Experience Big Band" with Wilson conducting and Ernie Andrews making

750-490: The music with dynamic movements and the elegant grace of a modern dancer." Asked about his style of conducting by Terry Gross on the NPR show Fresh Air in 2006, he replied, "It's different from any style you've ever seen before. I move. I choreograph the music as I conduct. You see, I point it out, everything you're to listen to." In June 2007, Wilson returned to the studio with producer Al Pryor and an all-star big band to record

780-618: The studios to continue to pursue his solo career, which resulted in albums such as Legacy (1985), Into the Faddisphere (1989) and Hornucopia (1991). He became the director and main trumpet soloist of the Dizzy Gillespie 70th Birthday Big Band and Dizzy's United Nation Orchestra. From 1992 to 2002, Faddis led the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (CHJB) at Carnegie Hall , conducting more than 40 concerts in ten years, during which time

810-518: The world, often bringing students to his gigs and allowing them to sit in, and has produced a number of CDs for up-and-coming musicians. In July 2011, he played a tribute to Miles Davis at the Prague Castle , hosted by the Czech President, Václav Klaus , accompanied by Lenny White on drums, Jaroslav Jakubovič on baritone saxophone, Tom Barney on bass and Emil Viklický on piano. Faddis

840-474: The years, featuring trumpeters Jimmy Owens , Oscar Brashear , and Ron Barrows ) and "Lomelin" (also named for a matador—Antonio Lomelin—and recorded twice, with solos by Oscar Brashear and Jon Faddis ). The National Endowment for the Arts named Wilson an NEA Jazz Master in 1990. In 1998 Wilson received a commission from the Monterey Jazz Festival for an original composition, resulting in "Theme for Monterey", which

870-449: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.60. In the city, the population was spread out, with 37.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.4 males. The median income for

900-581: Was performed at that year's festival. In later years, he formed orchestras on the West and East coasts, each with local outstanding musicians. He also made special appearances as guest conductor, including with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (now the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York), the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra , the Chicago Jazz Ensemble and European radio jazz orchestras, conducting

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