This show was the second show of Bop Shop Records’ 40th Anniversary Jazz Festival (Nov. 25 – 28)
In 2019 trombonist Joe Fiedler released Open Sesame, packed with inventive jazz readings of material drawn from his longstanding “day job” as an EMMY-nominated music director and staff arranger for the famed children’s show Sesame Street. The effort was equally beloved by lay listeners and the jazz world alike. DownBeat praised the music’s “diverse aesthetic,” in which Fiedler blends “elements of funk, rock, free-jazz and New Orleans polyphony into a potent mix that gives depth and texture to the lighthearted compositions.” When Fiedler and the band toured the music, including a stop at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola with guest luminaries Wynton Marsalis and none other than Elmo himself, the realization set in that the project would be no one-off. “I have these songbooks from the Sesame Street office,” Fiedler says, “and if you whip through the first 30 tunes, absolutely everyone knows them. But there are six or seven thousand songs they’ve done over the past 50 years, with plenty of gold in there to do a second album for sure.”
Following up 2019’s warmly received Open Sesame, the EMMY-nominated Fiedler highlights an expansive trombone voice, richly interpretive arrangements and keen orchestration chops on Fuzzy and Blue
Featuring:
Joe Fiedler – trombone
Kirk Knuffke – trumpet
Jeff Lederer – tenor/soprano sax & clarinet
Chris Lightcap – bass
Michael Sarin – drums
Video and audio captured by Dan Gross of The Red Curtain Crew.
An extra set of ears was provided by Lincoln All
Special thanks to:
Tom Kohn
Jann Nyffeler
Dan Gross
Matt Guarnere
Greg Maslyn
Maria Darron
Brian Waldron
Dan Hanley
“Baltimore Bill”
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