Steven Feifke

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Steven Feifke
File:Steven Feifke At Mezzrow.jpg
Background information
Born
Steven Feifke

(1991-06-21) June 21, 1991 (age 34)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
GenresJazz
OccupationsPianist, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator
Websitewww.stevenfeifkemusic.com

Steven Feifke (born June 21, 1991) is an American jazz pianist, composer, orchestrator, and arranger.[1][2] In 2023, Feifke became the youngest musician to win The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble at The 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

Early life and education

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Feifke was born in Lexington, Massachusetts. He attended Lexington High School and the New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School.[1] 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

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He has played with Chad Lefkowitz Brown,[5][6] Steve Tyrell,[7] Santino Fontana,[8] Randy Brecker,[9] Benny Benack III,[10] Bryan Carter, and Alexa Tarantino.[11][12][13]

Feifke lectured on orchestration and harmony at Yale University.[14] He developed a curriculum which integrated the American civil rights movement with jazz pedagogy for Arts Mid-Hudson.[15] Feifke also served as a Guest Artist-in-Residence at Moravian College.[16] Feifke serves on the faculty for The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and Berklee College of Music.[17][18]

Competitions

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Feifke is a Winner of the David Baker Prize[19] of the Ravinia Music Festival, Second Place in the BMI Foundation Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize,[20] and has twice been a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition.[21][22]

Composition

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As a composer and orchestrator, he has written for artists such as Danny Janklow, Michael Dease, Ulysses Owens, Chris Norton, and Chad Lefkowitz-Brown.[23][24] Feifke's debut album Peace in Time was released in 2015 featuring artists such as Andrew Gould and Jimmy Macbride.[25][26]

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”[27] featuring former President Barack Obama.[28] Feifke was commissioned by Catskill Jazz Factory to compose an orchestral piece that debuted at the New Generation Festival in Florence, Italy.[29]

Endorsements

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Feifke is a Yamaha Performing Artist.[30]

Discography

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As leader

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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[31]
Steven Feifke Kinetic 2021 Outside in Music[32]

As sideman

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Album artist Title Year Label Notes
The 8-Bit Big Band Backwards Compatible 2021 Independent Sideman
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[33] Sideman
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown and Sonic Magic Live at The Bridge 2019 Independent[34] 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[35] Sideman
Andrew Gould First Things First 2018 Outside in Music[36] Sideman, composer
Chris Norton Mr. Chris Norton 2018 Unknown[37][38] 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[39] Arranger
Ulysses Owens Falling Forward 2017 Spice of Life Records[40] Sideman
Gordon Webster ft. Charles Turner This. 2017 Independent Arranger
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Onward 2017 Independent[41] 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 Sideman

References

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