Steve Fidyk Quintet
About This Event
Drummer Steve Fidyk leads his quintet at Smalls Jazz Club, presenting music rooted in bebop and hard bop with room for freer interplay. Fidyk, who appears regularly at Dizzy’s Club and has worked with Rodney Whitaker, Bria Skonberg, Julius Tolentino and Robbie Lee, favors timekeeping and responsive accompaniment that shapes the groove while leaving space for the front line. The performance emphasizes ensemble craft and rhythmic clarity.
About the Artists
Steve Fidyk
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.
Steve Fidyk Quintet
The Steve Fidyk Quintet is a New York–based working band led by drummer Steve Fidyk, heard regularly at Smalls Jazz Club and in other city rooms, including Dizzy’s Club. The group draws on bebop and hard bop language, with passages that open into freer interplay.