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    Band Director Academy Faculty Band feat. Rodney Whitaker, Bria Skonberg, Julius Tolentino, Steve Fidyk and Robbie Lee

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    Sunday, June 28, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Dizzy's Club

    Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY 10019

    $24

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    At Dizzy's Club, the Band Director Academy Faculty Band assembles a faculty-led ensemble featuring double bassist and educator Rodney Whitaker, Canadian trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg, Julius Tolentino, Steve Fidyk and multi-instrumentalist Robbie Lee. The lineup foregrounds Whitaker's pedagogical footing alongside Skonberg's trumpet and vocal work and Lee's improvised use of historical and experimental instruments, suggesting a program that balances jazz tradition with exploratory textures.

    About the Artists

    Band Director Academy Band

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    Steve Fidyk

    Steve Fidyk

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    Steve Fidyk is a jazz drummer heard in bebop, hard bop, and freer settings, with a working history that includes the Band Director Academy Band and its faculty ensemble. In New York City he appears at Dizzy’s Club, where he has shared the bandstand with Rodney Whitaker, Bria Skonberg, Julius Tolentino, and multi-instrumentalist Robbie Lee.

    Robbie Lee

    Robbie Lee

    Robbie Lee is a New York–based composer and multi-instrumentalist whose work moves through jazz improvisation alongside experimental and contemporary classical practices. He is known for folding historical and early instruments into modern ensemble settings, treating timbre and process as central parts of the music.

    Band Director Academy Faculty Band

    Band Director Academy Faculty Band is a faculty-led jazz ensemble heard at Dizzy’s Club in New York City. Built around the Band Director Academy’s teaching mission, the group brings working educators and bandleaders into an onstage setting where instruction and performance share the same priorities.

    Rodney Whitaker

    Rodney Whitaker

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    Rodney Whitaker is an American jazz double bassist and educator whose work moves between performance and teaching. In New York City, he appears at Dizzy’s Club with ensembles such as the Band Director Academy Faculty Band, alongside artists including Bria Skonberg, Julius Tolentino, Steve Fidyk, and multi-instrumentalist Robbie Lee.

    Julius Tolentino

    Julius Tolentino is a musician known for his performances in jazz and related genres, often featured at Dizzy's Club.