Joel Frahm

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

Joel Frahm (2013) in Aarhus, Denmark

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
  • Caminhos Cruzados
  • Sorry, No Decaf (Palmetto, 1998)
  • The Navigator (Palmetto, 2000)
  • Don't Explain (Palmetto, 2001)
  • We Used to Dance (Anzic, 2005)
  • Project A.
  • Live at Smalls

As sideman

With Brad Mehldau

With Pavel Wlosok Trio

  • Czechmate (New Port Line, 2013)
  • New by Two with Johannes Mössinger (2017)
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References
  1. "Joel Frahm". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. Milkowski, Bill (December 2000) "Joel Frahm". JazzTimes.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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
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