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 Frahm in 2013 | |
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| Born | Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Joel Frahm (born 1970 [note 1] ) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Joel Frahm | |
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| Frahm in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Joel Frahm (born 1970 [note 1] ) is an American jazz saxophonist.
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]
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]
With Omer Avital
With Brad Mehldau
With Sant Andreu Jazz Band , Barcelona
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