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Steven Feifke

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Steven Feifke
Birth nameSteven Feifke
Born (1991-06-21) June 21, 1991 (age 35)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator
Websitewww.stevenfeifkemusic.com

Steven Feifke (born June 21, 1991 in Lexington, Massachusetts) is an American jazz pianist, composer, orchestrator, and arranger..[1][2]

Early Life and education

Feifke attended Lexington High School and the New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School.[3] He attended NYU where he received a degree in Jazz Studies and Economics. He obtained a Master of Music in Jazz Composition from the Manhattan School of Music.[4]

Musical Career

He has played with renowned acts such as Chad Lefkowitz Brown[5], Steve Tyrell[6], Santino Fontana[7], Randy Brecker[8], Benny Benack III, Bryan Carter, and Alexa Tarantino.

Feifke lectured on orchestration and harmony at Yale University[9], and developed a curriculum about civil rights in the US and its relationship with jazz pedagogy for Arts Mid-Hudson[10]; He served as a Guest Artist in Residence at Moravian College[11].

Competitions

Feifke is a First Prize Winner of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers Bill Conti Big Band Competition[12], Winner of the David Baker Prize[13]of the Ravinia Music Festival, Second Place in the BMI Foundation Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize[14], and has twice been a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition.[15][16]

Composition

As a composer and orchestrator, he has written for artists such as Danny Janklow, Michael Dease, Ulysses Owens, Chris Norton, and Chad Lefkowitz-Brown.[17] Feifke's debut album Peace in Time was released in 2015 featuring artists such as Andrew Gould and Jimmy Macbride.[18]

Feifke has written original works for television and film media; his music can be heard on an episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s hit Netflix show “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”[19] featuring former President Barack Obama[20]. Feifke was commissioned by Catskill Jazz Factory to compose an orchestral piece that debuted at the New Generation Festival in Florence, Italy[21]

Endorsements

Feifke is a Yamaha Performing Artist.[22]

Discography

As Leader

Album Artist Title Year Label
Steven Feifke Peace In Time 2015 Independent
Benny Benack III & Steven Feifke Season's Swingin' Greetings 2019 Ring Road Recordings[23]

As Sideman

Album Artist Title Year Label Notes
Raviv Markovitz Pulse 2020 Independent Sideman
Chad LB Virtual Big Band Quarantine Standards 2020 Sound Frame Sideman, Arranger
Alexa Tarantino Clarity 2020 Posi-Tone Sideman, Composer
John Lake Seven Angles 2020 Outside In Music Sideman
Danny Janklow World's Collide 2019 Outside in Music[24] Sideman
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown and Sonic Magic Live at The Bridge 2019 Independent[25] Sideman
The 8-Bit Big Band Choose Your Character! 2019 Independent Sideman
The Birdland Big Band The Birdland Big Band Live! 2018 Birdland Records Arranger
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Standard Sessions 2018 Independent[26] Sideman
Andrew Gould First Things First 2018 Outside in Music[27] Sideman, Composer
Chris Norton Mr. Chris Norton 2018 Unknown[28][29] Arranger
OSU Jazz Orchestra Solid Gold 2018 Oklahoma State University Jazz Studies Arranger
Alexander Claffy Standards: What Are You Doing With Your Life? 2018 SMK Jazz Arranger
The 8-Bit Big Band Press Start! 2018 Independent Sideman
Joe Benjamin and a Mighty Handful Swing Migration 2017 Independent[30] Arranger
Ulysses Owens Falling Forward 2017 Spice of Life Records[31] Sideman
Gordon Webster ft. Charles Turner This. 2017 Independent Arranger
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Onward 2017 Independent[32] Sideman, Arranger
Matthew Muneses Threshold 2015 Independent Sideman
Bryan Carter Big Band Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz 2016 Independent Sideman
New Century Jazz Quintet In Case You Missed Us 2015 Vivid Sound Arranger
Jeremy Cicurel Is It You: A Tribute to Ray Cicurel 2015 Independent Sideman
Derek Ganong Of Lesser Parts 2013 Independent[33] Sideman

References

  1. ↑ Correspondent, Grace Griffin Globe; February 4, Updated; 2020; Comments, 4:09 p m Email to a Friend Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrint this Article View. "A hometown tradition as jazz pianist Steven Feifke returns to Regattabar for 11th year - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. ↑ Magazine, JAZZIZ (2015-07-08). "Steven Feifke". JAZZIZ Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  3. ↑ Correspondent, Grace Griffin Globe; February 4, Updated; 2020; Comments, 4:09 p m Email to a Friend Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrint this Article View. "A hometown tradition as jazz pianist Steven Feifke returns to Regattabar for 11th year - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  4. ↑ "Alumni: Alumni News". Manhattan School of Music. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. ↑ "The Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Quartet at the Underbrook – Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective". campuspress.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  6. ↑ "Steve Tyrell Back to Cafe Carlyle for 15th Holiday Season". www.theaterpizzazz.com. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  7. ↑ Vegas, Cabaret Jazz at The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las; NV. "Santino Fontana with Bryan Carter, Steven Feifke, and Charlie Rosen". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  8. ↑ "Randy Brecker & The Chad LB Quartet – Litchfield Jazz Festival". Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  9. ↑ "The Steven Feifke Trio at the Underbrook – Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective". campuspress.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  10. ↑ "Hudson Valley Youth Jazz Orchestra". shautjazz. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  11. ↑ Furst, Kaitlyn. "Ten Questions for Jazz Artist Steven Feifke". The Comenian. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  12. ↑ "ASMAC'S 2019 Bill Conti Big Band Competition Winners Announced – American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers". Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  13. ↑ "Steve Feifke wins 2020 David Baker Prize". Jazz After Hours. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  14. ↑ Blumenfeld, Larry (2016-07-06). "Helping Jazz Composers Think Big". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  15. ↑ "Hancock Institute of Jazz". Hancock Institute of Jazz. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  16. ↑ Staff, James H. Burnett III Globe; September 9; 2011; Comments, 1:26 p m Email to a Friend Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrint this Article View. "Hitting all the key notes - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  17. ↑ Forster, Chris (2018-11-22). "Materializing Ulysses". Oxford Scholarship Online. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190840860.003.0007.
  18. ↑ Jazz, All About. "Steven Feifke: Peace In Time album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  19. ↑ Just Tell Him You're the President, retrieved 2020-07-29
  20. ↑ Seinfeld, Jerry (host) (30 December 2015) "Just Tell Him You're the President". Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Season 7. Episode 1. Netflix, Embassy Row, Sony Pictures Television.
  21. ↑ "New Generation Festival announces 2019 programme". Rhinegold. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  22. ↑ "Yamaha Artists Services, New York". www.yamaha.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  23. ↑ Track, Inside. "Season's Swingin' Greetings". JAZZIZ Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  24. ↑ "Danny Janklow | Worlds Collide". Outside in Music. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  25. ↑ "Chad LB & Sonic Magic - Live at The Bridge". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  26. ↑ Unknown (2018-10-16). "Republic of Jazz: Chad Lefkowitz-Brown - Standard Sessions (SOUND FRAME RECORDS 2018)". Republic of Jazz. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  27. ↑ Jazz, All About. "Andrew Gould: First Things First album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  28. ↑ "Mr Chris Norton". Bryan Davis. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  29. ↑ "Frank Basile Discography". www.jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  30. ↑ "Swing Migration, by Joe Benjamin & A Mighty Handful". Joe Benjamin & A Mighty Handful. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  31. ↑ "Ulysses Owens Jr.'s New Album "Falling Forward" | News | Regal Tip". www.regaltip.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  32. ↑ "CHAD LEFKOWITZ-BROWN - Onward". Jazz Views. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  33. ↑ "Of Lesser Parts, by Derek Ganong". Derek Ganong. Retrieved 2020-04-24.

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