| Joel Frahm | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Frahm in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Joel Frahm (born 1970) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Frahm was born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1970. He attended the Stephen Bull Fine Arts School, where he began playing the tenor saxophone. At the age of 15 he and his family moved to West Hartford, Connecticut, where he attended William H. Hall High School. He met pianist Brad Mehldau at school, and the two had weekly gigs locally. "After leaving high school in 1988, Frahm attended Rutgers University for a year before transferring to The Manhattan School of Music, and following graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Jazz Performance he entered Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead workshop."
Frahm lists saxophonists John Coltrane, Stan Getz and Chris Potter as influences.
Later life and career
His debut recording as a leader was Sorry, No Decaf, for Palmetto Records, in 1998. A 2001 recording, Don't Explain, was a series of duets with Mehldau.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
- Sorry, No Decaf (Palmetto, 1998)
- The Navigator (Palmetto, 2000)
- Don't Explain (Palmetto, 2001)
- We Used to Dance (Anzic, 2005)
- With Bruce Katz, Project A. (Anzic, 2009)
- Caminhos Cruzados (Venus, 2010)
- Live at Smalls (Smallslive, 2011)
- With Pavel Wlosok Trio, Czechmate (New Port Line, 2013)
- With Johannes Mössinger, New by Two (Unit, 2017)
As sideman
With Omer Avital
- Live at Smalls (2010)
- New Song (2014)
With Brad Mehldau
- Finding Gabriel (Nonesuch, 2019)
- Jacob's Ladder (Nonesuch, 2020–2021)
With Adi Meyerson
- Where We Stand (Independent, 2018)
As invited soloist
With Sant Andreu Jazz Band, Barcelona
- Jazzing 6 Vol. 1+2, Temps (2016))
References
- ^ "Joel Frahm". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- Milkowski, Bill (December 2000) "Joel Frahm" Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. JazzTimes.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- Meyerson, Adi (June 5, 2018). "Where We Stand". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- https://joanchamorro.com/album/jazzing-6-vol-1, https://joanchamorro.com/album/jazzing-6-vol-2
- https://www.tempsrecord.cat/
Notes
- A request to change this to 1969 has been submitted to AllMusic
- A request to change this to 1969 has been submitted to AllMusic
Further reading
External links
Categories:- Living people
- American jazz soprano saxophonists
- American jazz tenor saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- Crossover jazz saxophonists
- Jazz fusion saxophonists
- Palmetto Records artists
- 1970 births
- 21st-century American saxophonists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- Hall High School (Connecticut) alumni
- Musicians from Racine, Wisconsin