Joel Frahm

Joel Frahm
Frahm in 2013
Frahm in 2013
Background information
BornRacine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentSaxophone
Years active1988–present

Joel Frahm (born 1970[note 1]) is an American jazz saxophonist.

Early life

Frahm was born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1970.[1][note 2] He attended the Stephen Bull Fine Arts School, where he began playing the tenor saxophone.[1] At the age of 15 he and his family moved to West Hartford, Connecticut, where he attended William H. Hall High School.[1] He met pianist Brad Mehldau at school, and the two had weekly gigs locally.[1] "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."[1]

Frahm lists saxophonists John Coltrane, Stan Getz and Chris Potter as influences.[2]

Later life and career

His debut recording as a leader was Sorry, No Decaf, for Palmetto Records, in 1998.[3] A 2001 recording, Don't Explain, was a series of duets with Mehldau.[3]

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

  • New Song (2014)

With Brad Mehldau

With Adi Meyerson

  • Where We Stand (Independent, 2018)[4]

As invited soloist

With Sant Andreu Jazz Band, Barcelona

  • Jazzing 6 Vol. 1+2, Temps (2016))[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Joel Frahm". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Milkowski, Bill (December 2000) "Joel Frahm". JazzTimes.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. ^ Meyerson, Adi (June 5, 2018). "Where We Stand". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. ^ https://joanchamorro.com/album/jazzing-6-vol-1, https://joanchamorro.com/album/jazzing-6-vol-2
  6. ^ https://www.tempsrecord.cat/ [bare URL]

Notes

  1. ^ A request to change this to 1969 has been submitted to AllMusic
  2. ^ A request to change this to 1969 has been submitted to AllMusic

Further reading