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 and Albert Mangelsdorff, 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 including 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 released his own projects, including his 2007 trio album The Crab and the 2017 quintet album Like, Strange. He also leads the low brass ensemble Big Sackbut and is the longtime music director for the children's television show Sesame Street, work he drew inspiration from for 2019's Open Sesame and 2021's Fuzzy and Blue. Inspired by Mangelsdorff's first 1972 solo trombone performance, Fiedler delivered 2022's The Howland Sessions.