Joe Fiedler's Open Sesame

Joe Fiedlers Open SesameTrombonist/composer/music director Joe Fiedler is known to critics as among the most impressive trombonists to emerge in the past couple of decades. (Harvey Pekar, Signal to Noise).Based in New York since 1993, he has performed and recorded in a long and eclectic list of musical settings ranging from jazz (Andrew Hill, Charles Tolliver) to the avant-garde (Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor) to Afro-Caribbean (Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri) to pop (Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez).In addition, Fiedler is the leader of the groups Open Sesame, the Joe Fiedler Trio and Big Sackbut. His diverse discography features more than 150 recordings, including thirteen as a leader. For the past fourteen years Fiedler has also served as Music Director: Arrangements/Orchestrations (working as composer, arranger, orchestrator and trombonist) for Sesame Street, garnering two Emmy nominations. Over fourteen seasons, he has written hundreds of arrangements and created more than 10,000 underscoring cues. OPEN SESAME is at the intersection of jazz and all things Sesame Street.BAND PERSONNEL:Steven Bernstein - TrumpetSean Conly - BassJoe Fiedler-TromboneJon Irabagon - SaxophoneMichael Sarin - DrumsOpen Sesame was unnervingly satisfying hitting a note between scripted nostalgia and improvised jazz that was both exciting and comforting at the same time. - LONDON JAZZ NEWSA great jazz musician who blends the sober and the spectacular working with music from one of the most important cultural launching pads this country has created. Jazz and Sesame Street? Yes. Open wide. - POPMATTERSTrombonist Joe Fiedlers day job is as arranger, orchestrator and trombonist for Sesame Street. In the most complimentary manner possible, Open Sesame is a bit like that kids TV show: its educational plus a whole lot of fun. - NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD