John William Fedchock (born September 18, 1957) is an American
jazz
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trombonist, bandleader, and arranger.
Early life and education
Fedchock was born in
Cleveland, Ohio
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. He studied at
Ohio State University
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and the
Eastman School of Music
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at the
University of Rochester
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The University of ...
.
Career
Fedchock worked for the
Woody Herman
Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...
Orchestra in the 1980s and was noted for his arrangements. He also worked with
Gerry Mulligan
Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...
,
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, ...
,
Bob Belden
James Robert Belden (October 31, 1956 – May 20, 2015) was an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and producer. As a composer he may be best known for his Grammy Award winning orchestral jazz recording, ''Black Dahlia'' (2001) ...
,
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song " Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me", " Mambo Italiano" ...
, and
Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle (January 1, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer.
Life and career
A native of Berkeley, California, McCorkle studied Italian literature at the University of California at Berkeley before dropping out to move to ...
. He recorded his first album as a leader in 1992 with the New York Big Band, which was active into the late-2000s.
Cheerful Syncopation, Served with Spit-and-Polish Precision
''New York Times
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'', July 4, 2007.
Discography
* ''New York Big Band'' (Reservoir
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contr ...
, 1992)
* ''On the Edge'' (Reservoir, 1998)
* ''Hit the Bricks'' (Reservoir, 2000)
* ''No Nonsense'' (Reservoir, 2002)
* ''Up and Running'' (Reservoir, 2007)
* ''Fluidity'' (Summit
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, 2015)
* ''Like It Is'' (MAMA, 2015)
* ''Reminiscence'' (Summit, 2018)
References
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20th-century American musicians
21st-century American musicians
American jazz bandleaders
American jazz trombonists
Male trombonists
Eastman School of Music alumni
Living people
Ohio State University alumni
1957 births
Jazz musicians from Ohio
Musicians from Cleveland
21st-century trombonists
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Reservoir Records artists