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 at the
University of Rochester
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.
Career
Fedchock worked for the
Woody Herman Orchestra in the 1980s and was noted for his arrangements. He also worked with
Gerry Mulligan,
Louie Bellson,
Bob Belden,
Rosemary Clooney, and
Susannah McCorkle. He recorded his first album as a leader in 1992 with the New York Big Band, which was active into the late-2000s.
Discography
* ''New York Big Band'' (
Reservoir
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Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
, 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
American jazz bandleaders
American jazz trombonists
American male trombonists
Eastman School of Music alumni
Living people
Ohio State University alumni
1957 births
Jazz musicians from Ohio
Musicians from Cleveland
21st-century American trombonists
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Reservoir Records artists