Jon Eardley
Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on September 30, 1928, Jon Eardley was a jazz
trumpeter. Inspired by his father, who played in Paul Whiteman’s orchestra, Jon
Eardley began playing the trumpet when he was 11 years old. Joining the Air
Force in 1946, he performed with the Air Force band in Washington, D.C until
1949. After he finished his service, he fronted his own quartet in D.C. between
1950 and 1953. Relocating to New York City, New York in 1953, he played
alongside saxophonists Phil Woods (1954), Gerry Mulligan (1954-57), and Hal
McIntyre (1956). His first album as a leader was ...
