This year’s festival will be held from September 9-15, 2024 and will comprise both virtual and in-person programming, held at venues across New York City, Queens and Brooklyn, and even Buffalo NY. This year, FONT will honor the legendary Jon Faddis with the 2024 Award of Recognition, which will be awarded at the Louis Armstrong House Museum.
Program
Monday, September 9 • Virtual • 7pm EST
Brass Without Borders I
Rachel Therrien (Canada/USA)
CAPI – Rachel Therrien, composition / trumpet • Caroline Tremblay, voice • Sheenah Ko, synth / voice • Pascal Beaulieu, guitar / effects • Joel Fortin, drums • Charles Lebel-Therrien, poems
Feya Faku (South Africa)
Feya Faku, trumpet/flugelhorn • Domenic Landolf, tenor sax / alto flute / bass clarinet • Keenan Ahrends, guitar • Jean-Paul Brodbeck, piano • Fabian Gisler, bass • Dominic Egli, drums
Tuesday, September 10 • Virtual • 7pm EST
Brass Without Borders II
Yoann Loustalot (France)
YETI – Yoann Loustalot, trumpet / flugelhorn • Giani Caserotto, guitar • Stefano Lucchini, drums
Kirsi-Marja Harju (Finland/Netherlands)
KAMA KOLLEKTIV – Kirsi-Marja Harju, trumpet / vocals / composition • Ida Alanen, piano • Jonathan Nagel, bass / composition • Joe Korach, drums
Wednesday, September 11 • Fotografiska New York • 7pm (6:30 doors)
ARMO and Afrobeat Jam feat. Julie Acosta & Grace Fox
→ Tickets (price includes museum admission)
Five years after performing at the museum’s opening, Armo returns to Fotografiska with a night of brilliant trumpeters from the New York/International scene. The event will feature spontaneous arrangements of the music of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tony Allen, and others.
Jordan McLean, trumpet • Tony Jarvis, saxophone / keys • Marcus Farrar, percussion / vocals • Nikhil P. Yerawadekar, guitar / keys • Justin Kimmel, bass • Kevin Raczka, drums • Julie Acosta, trumpet • Grace Fox, trumpet
Thursday, September 12 • Louis Armstrong House Museum • 6pm
Bruce Harris celebrates Jon Faddis
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Jon Faddis
This year’s Award of Recognition goes to Jon Faddis
Bruce Harris, trumpet • Jon Faddis, trumpet • Erena Terakubo, alto saxophone • Andrew Latona, guitar • Jeb Patton, piano • Jayla Chee, bass • Aaron Seeber, drums
Thursday, September 12 • Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center • 8pm
FONT Buffalo Edition #1
→ Suggested donation of $15, $10 students
Tim Clarke
Genkin Philharmonic
The Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) presents Buffalo Edition #1 at the Hallwalls Arts Collective, Buffalo, NY
Three Balkan Pieces – Teressa-Jo Izzo, trumpet • Kyle Gustafson, guitar
New Work by Tim Clarke – Isabel Ong, violin • Yuki Namata Resnick, violin • Alec Dube, vibes • Tim Clarke, trumpet / compositions • Michael McNeil, keys • Joe Goehle, bass • John Bacon, drums
Genkin Philharmonic performing commissioned works – Jon Nelson, direction / trumpet • Tim Clarke, trumpet • Yuki Namata Resnick, violin • Isabel Ong, violin, Dalton Sharp, tenor & soprano saxophone • Steve Baczkowski, baritone saxophone / reeds • Tom Scully, trombone • Dan Lamancuso, sousaphone • Harry Graser, keys • Zane Merritt, guitar • Michael Wagner, bass • Ravi Padmanabha, percussion • Matthew Felski, drums
Friday, September 13 • The Jazz Gallery • 7:30 / 9:30pm
Dave Douglas – Alloy
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This special event will recreate the original instrumentation of Alloy, with new music and improvisations by its members.
Dave Douglas, trumpet • Alexandra Ridout, trumpet • Dave Adewumi, trumpet • Patricia Brennan, vibes • Kate Pass, bass • Rudy Royston, drums
Saturday, September 14 • Sista’s Place • 8pm (doors 7:30)
Jazz: A Music of the Spirit with Culture as Our Weapon
→ Tickets: Reservations call (718) 398-1766 / Tickets $35 with reservations / $40 at the door
The Festival of New Trumpet Music in association with Melchizedek Music Productions and Sistas’ Place, presents a spectacular evening.
Introduction by Ahmed Abdullah and Monique Ngozi Nri
Sharif Kales, trumpet • Nabate Isles, trumpet • James Zollar, trumpet • Satish Robertson, trumpet • Luis Perdomo, piano • Mimi Jones, bass • Will Terrill, percussion
Sunday, September 15 • Public Records • 8pm (doors 7pm)
Ben Neill / Erin Connelly Trio
→ Tickets: $20 (available at the box office only), Reservations via
Ben Neill, mutantrumpet • Dolphin Uppercut Avenger, VJ • Ralph Abraham, visuals • Anne Guillaume, visuals
Erin Connelly, trumpet • Joe Fiedler, trombone • Zachary Swanson, upright bass
Ben Neill will perform ambient music with interactive video projections featuring his unique Mutantrumpet. The evening will be opened by the Erin Connelly group.