Frank John Kaderabek (1929 – December 28, 2023) was an American trumpeter.
Born in Cicero, Illinois, to Czech immigrants,[1][2] he studied with Edward Masacek and Adolph Herseth and moved to New York to study with Harry Glantz and Nathan Prager.
He is widely regarded as one of the world's finest trumpet players and teachers.
Kaderabek did a clinic at the first annual West Chester University Trumpet Fest on the Fundamentals of Trumpet Playing and also participated in the Claude Gordon International Brass Workshops from 1984 until the final one in 1993.
Kaderabek died at his home in East Falls, Pennsylvania, on December 28, 2023, at the age of 94.