Modern Drum Method Grade 1

Jazz drummer, author, and educator Steve Fidyk has toured and recorded with Maureen McGovern, New York Voices, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, The Capitol Bones, The Taylor/Fidyk Big Band, an ensemble he co-leads with Stan Kenton arranger Mark Taylor, and is currently the drummer with the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble from Washington D.C. As a leader, Fidyk's discography includes: Big Kids (U.S. Roots), A Perfect Match (Write Groove), and Live at Blues Alley (OA2), and can be heard on over 50 recordings as a contributing artist. Fidyk has served on the faculty at Wilkes University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, George Mason University, and The University of Maryland and is presently a jazz faculty member at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He holds a master's degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Maryland and a bachelor's in Music Education from Wilkes University.