Joel Frahm
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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
- 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
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Joel Frahm". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ Milkowski, Bill (December 2000) "Joel Frahm". JazzTimes.
- 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.