Steven Feifke | Pianist & Composer

Steven Feifke, born June 21st, 1991, is an award-winning pianist, composer and orchestrator with degrees from New York University and the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with true luminaries of composition and orchestration, Gil Goldstein and Jim McNeely. 

The bandleader, a two-time semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano Competition and a Yamaha Performing Artist, has written commissioned work for such notable institutions as the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra featuring jazz trumpet greats Sean Jones and Jon Faddis, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with Ken Peplowski, the Malmo Big Band with Katie Thiroux, and the New Generation Festival Orchestra featuring Dominick Farinacci. Additionally, Feifke works as musical director for musical theater luminary and Tony Award Winning actor and singer Santino Fontana. In the realm of television music, Feifke’s compositions and orchestrations have been prominently featured on such hit shows as Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Netflix, Impractical Jokers on TruTV, and Animaniacs on Hulu.

Feifke is the recent winner of the 2020 David Baker Prize in composition from the Ravinia Festival for his composition for piano trio and string quartet, “The Promised Land.” He has appeared as a guest lecturer and guest artist at educational institutions around the US like Yale University, Williams College, Moravian College, Northern Illinois University, and currently sits on faculty at The New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, where he teaches private lessons in composition and arranging. 

Feifke can be heard on over 30 recordings by notable artists such as Ulysses Owens Jr., Chad LB, Danny Janklow, and more. His forthcoming big band recording, "KINETIC," features Feifke's regular 18-piece ensemble, as well as special guest appearances by Veronica Swift and Ulysses Owens Jr. The album is available April 9th 2021 on Outside in Music.

Steven Feifke is a Yamaha Performing Artist