Steven Feifke

Steven Feifke (born June 21, 1991) is an American jazz pianist, composer, orchestrator, and arranger.
==Early life==
Raised in Lexington, Massachusetts, Steven started playing piano from a young age. As an adolescent, he attended Lexington High School and the New England Conservatory of Music after-school program. He attended NYU where he got a degree in Jazz Studies and Economics. After graduating, he stayed in New York to pursue a career in jazz.
==Musical career==
Steven has twice been a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition, in 2011 and in 2018. He also earned a Master of Music in Jazz Composition from the Manhattan School of Music in 2018.
Steven has played with renowned acts such as Chad Lefkowitz Brown, Steve Tyrell, Santino Fontana, Randy Brecker, Benny Benack III, Bryan Carter, and Alexa Tarantino.
As a composer and orchestrator, he has written for artists such as Danny Janklow, Michael Dease, Ulysses Owens, Chris Norton, and Chad Lefkowitz-Brown. He has, with his big band, collaborated with The Catskill Jazz Factory on numerous occasions: in 2015, on a grant from the 23 Arts Initiative, Feifke wrote an original arrangement of George Gershwin's 1924 Rhapsody in Blue for performance with his big band. in 2019, he composed and orchestrated a new composition to be played at the New Generation Festival in Italy.
As a teacher, Steven has taught as a resident at multiple institutions around the US. In 2017, he lectured on orchestration and harmony at Yale University, and developed a curriculum about civil rights in the US and its relationship with jazz pedagogy for Arts Mid-Hudson; in 2019, he served as a Guest Artist in Residence at Moravian College. He is additionally an instructor at the Rockport Jazz Workshop in Rockport, Massachusetts.
== 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
=== As Sideman ===
Album Artist 	Title 	Year	Label
Danny Janklow 	World's Collide 	2019	Outside in Music
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown and Sonic Magic	Live at The Bridge	2019	Independent
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown 	Standard Sessions 	2018	Independent
Andrew Gould 	First Things First	2018	Outside in Music
Ulysses Owens 	Falling Forward 	2017	Spice of Life Records
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown 	Onward 	2017	Independent
Derek Ganong 	Of Lesser Parts 	2013	Independent
=== As Composer/Arranger/Orchestrator/Conductor ===
Album Artist 	Title 	Year	Label 	Tracks
Andrew Gould 	First Things First	2018	Outside in Music	Composer on "The Golden Ratio"
Chris Norton 	Mr Chris Norton 	2018	Unknown 	Arranger on "Confessin'", "Just a Gigolo; Conductor on "On The Street Where You Live", "Kiss of Fire", "Confessin'", "Just a Gigolo", "Buona Sera"
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown 	Onward 	2017	Independent 	Arranger on "All of You", "Giant Steps", "Isn't She Lovely", "The Nearness of You"
Joe Benjamin and a Mighty Handful	Swing Migration 	2017	Independent 	Arranger on "Lion In a Poke"
==In the media==
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== References ==
==External links==
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* Steven Feifke youtube channel
* Steven Feifke on apple music
* Steven Feifke on spotify
* Steven Feifke on linkedin
* Steven Feifke - JAZZIZ Magazine
Category:1991 births
Category:American jazz pianists
Category:American composers
Category:American music arrangers
Category:American musicians
Category:New York University alumni