A highly adventurous and inventive trombonist, Joe Fiedler is known for his engaging post-bop and modern creative jazz. Influenced by artists like Ray Anderson, Albert Mangelsdorff, and Carla Bley, as well as Knitting Factory bands like the Jazz Passengers and the Lounge Lizards, Fiedler often straddles the line between acoustic hard bop and more avant-garde styles, employing various techniques like multiphonics, mute-work, and free improvisation. Along with regular gigs with artists like Andrew Hill, Satoko Fujii, Maria Schneider, Chico O'Farrill, and others, Fiedler has rele...