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

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

Early life

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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] Frahm attended Rutgers University for a year after leaving high school in 1988 and eventually transferred to The Manhattan School of Music, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Jazz Performance.[1]

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

Later life and career

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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

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As leader/co-leader

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  • 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

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With Omer Avital

  • Live at Smalls (2010)
  • New Song (2014)

With Brad Mehldau

With Adi Meyerson

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

As invited soloist

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With Sant Andreu Jazz Band, Barcelona

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

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Joel Frahm". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Milkowski, Bill (December 2000) "Joel Frahm" Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. JazzTimes.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ "TempsRecord – Estudio de grabación y discográfica". www.tempsrecord.cat. Retrieved 2026-07-04.

Notes

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  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

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