Pharez Whitted ’82 grew up in a household steeped in music, overflowing with musicians, marinated in jazz. “For us, music is a part of your life,” he said. “It’s a part you don’t really get away from ...

"Brilliant jazz soloists always have been abundant in Chicago, but some of them extend their reach far beyond the bandstand," begins a Chicago Tribune article. "Consider Pharez Whitted, an exceptional ...

Pharez Whitted’s musical roots are forever planted in Indianapolis as the Hampton family legacy lives on in Whitted’s amazing music and his dedication to teaching our youth and the world about the ...

Pharez is a performer, composer, producer, and educator. He has performed with such notables as Nancy Wilson, Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton, Joe Lovano, Elvin Jones, Ahmad Jamal, Clark Terry, ...

Indianapolis-born trumpeter Pharez Whitted has kept a low profile in the new millennium. He's busied himself with teaching, attending to his duties as Director of Jazz Studies at Chicago State ...