{{Short description|American trombonist, bandleader, and arranger}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = John Fedchock | image = John Fedchock at Jazz Heritage Series.jpg | birth_name = John William Fedchock | birth_date = {{birth date and age|September 18, 1957}} | birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | genre = Jazz | instrument = Trombone }}
'''John William Fedchock''' (born September 18, 1957) is an American jazz trombonist, bandleader, and arranger.
== Early life and education == Fedchock was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at Ohio State University and the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.
== Career == Fedchock worked for the Woody Herman Orchestra in the 1980s and was noted for his arrangements.<ref>Scott Yanow, [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p75393/biography|pure_url=yes}} John Fedchock] at Allmusic</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chinen |first=Nate |date=July 4, 2007 |title=Cheerful Syncopation, Served With Spit-and-Polish Precision |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/04/arts/music/04fed.html}}</ref>
==Discography== * ''New York Big Band'' (Reservoir, 1992) * ''On the Edge'' (Reservoir, 1998) * ''Hit the Bricks'' (Reservoir, 2000) * ''No Nonsense'' (Reservoir, 2002) * ''Up and Running'' (Reservoir, 2007) * ''Fluidity'' (Summit, 2015) * ''Like It Is'' (MAMA, 2015) * ''Reminiscence'' (Summit, 2018) * ''Justifiably J.J.: A Centennial Tribute (Live at the Jazz Kitchen, Indianapolis)'' (Summit, 2024)
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