Joel Frahm
Tenor Sax
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08/24/2025
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Joel Frahm Trio
08/21/2025
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Joel Frahm Trio
03/08/2025
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Joel Frahm Trio
03/07/2025
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Joel Frahm Trio
02/17/2024
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Joel Frahm Trio
02/16/2024
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Joel Frahm Trio
06/10/2023
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Joel Frahm Quartet
06/09/2023
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Joel Frahm Quartet
04/25/2023
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Joel Frahm, Dan Loomis & Ernesto Cervini
08/13/2022
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Joel Frahm Quartet
08/12/2022
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Joel Frahm Quartet
06/25/2021
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Joel Frahm Trio
06/17/2021
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Joel Frahm, Spike Wilner & Neal Miner
06/16/2021
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Spike Wilner Quintet
05/29/2021
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Joel Frahm Trio
05/05/2021
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John Sneider Quintet
12/06/2020
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Tom Dempsey Quartet
12/04/2020
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Charles Owens Quartet
09/02/2020
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Dave Kikoski Quartet
06/16/2020
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Spike Wilner Quintet
03/14/2020
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The SmallsLIVE All - Stars
03/13/2020
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The SmallsLive Allstars
01/02/2020
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Pianist Spike Wilner
12/02/2019
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Ari Hoenig Trio
11/25/2019
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Anthony Pinciotti Quartet
11/20/2019
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Joel Frahm, Spike Wilner & Paul Gill
11/07/2019
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Arcoiris Sandoval Sonic Asylum Band
10/28/2019
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Joel Frahm Trio
09/30/2019
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Joel Frahm Trio
07/30/2019
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Humanity Quartet feat. Peter Bernstein & Joel Frahm
07/29/2019
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Humanity Quartet feat. Peter Bernstein & Joel Frahm
07/08/2019
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Joel Frahm Trio
06/02/2019
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Joel Frahm, Spike Wilner & Neal Miner
05/27/2019
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Joel Frahm Trio
04/29/2019
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Ari Hoenig Quartet
02/18/2019
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Joel Frahm Trio
02/12/2019
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Joel Frahm, Spike Wilner & Elias Bailey
02/04/2019
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Ari Hoenig Trio
01/09/2019
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Joel Frahm, Spike Wilner & Neal Miner
12/03/2018
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Joel Frahm Trio
11/05/2018
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Joel Frahm Trio
09/24/2018
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Joel Frahm Trio
09/19/2018
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Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet
08/26/2018
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Pete Zimmer Quintet
08/25/2018
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Jared Gold Organ Quartet
08/24/2018
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Jared Gold Organ Quartet
08/22/2018
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Pierre Christophe / Joel Frahm / Joe Martin Trio
08/09/2018
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Alexander Claffy Quintet
07/30/2018
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Joel Frahm Trio
07/12/2018
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Tal Ronen Quartet
07/09/2018
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Ari Hoenig Trio
06/15/2018
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Spike Wilner Quartet
06/11/2018
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Joel Frahm Trio
05/20/2018
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Joel Frahm Trio
04/10/2018
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Spike Wilner Quintet feat. Joel Frahm & Ryan Kisor
04/09/2018
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Joel Frahm Trio
03/04/2018
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Joel Frahm with Spike Wilner & Joe Martin
01/27/2018
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Humanity Quartet
01/26/2018
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Humanity Quartet
01/01/2018
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Adi Meyerson: After-hours Jam Session
12/31/2017
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Smalls New Years Eve
12/19/2017
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"A Set of Originals" CD Release
12/09/2017
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Sylvia Cuenca Quartet
11/19/2017
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Charles Owens Quartet
10/30/2017
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Spike Wilner w/ Neal Miner, Joel Frahm
09/24/2017
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
09/23/2017
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Jean-Michel Pilc "Total Madness" Quintet
08/19/2017
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Leon Parker "Humanity Quartet"
08/18/2017
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Leon Parker "Humanity Quartet"
07/25/2017
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
07/19/2017
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Joel Frahm, Spike Wilner & Neal Miner
06/18/2017
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The Charles Owens Quartet
06/01/2017
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Spike Wilner - "after-hours" w. special guests
04/24/2017
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The Ari Hoenig Nonet
04/06/2017
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Pierre Christophe/Joel Frahm/Joe Martin Trio
04/05/2017
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The Alexander Claffy Quintet
03/29/2017
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The Benny Benack Quintet
03/26/2017
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Joel Frahm w/ Spike Wilner, Neal Miner
02/19/2017
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Joel Frahm w. Spike Wilner & Neal Miner
02/07/2017
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Jonathan Michel - After-hours Jam Session
02/05/2017
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The Charles Owens Quartet
12/29/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
12/20/2016
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The Pete Zimmer Quintet
11/23/2016
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Joel Frahm w/ Spike Wilner, Neal Miner
11/07/2016
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The Ari Hoenig Group
11/05/2016
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The Tim Ferguson/Tom Dempsey Quartet
10/01/2016
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The Jean-Michel Pilc Quintet
09/30/2016
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The Jean-Michel Pilc Quintet
09/26/2016
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The Carol Morgan Quartet
08/29/2016
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The Ari Hoenig Group
08/27/2016
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The David Weiss Sextet
08/26/2016
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The David Weiss Sextet
07/28/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
07/19/2016
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Fred Hersch w. Joel Frahm & Rogerio Boccato and special guests
07/13/2016
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The Pete Zimmer Quintet
07/10/2016
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Joel Frahm w Ted Rosenthal
07/05/2016
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
07/04/2016
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The Ari Hoenig Nonet
06/27/2016
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Joel Frahm w/ Spike Wilner & Neal Miner
06/20/2016
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The Humanity Quartet
06/02/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
05/30/2016
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Hillel Salem - "Afterhours"
05/27/2016
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Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet
05/23/2016
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The Ari Hoenig Nonet
05/19/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
05/08/2016
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Joel Frahm w. Spike Wilner & Ben Wolfe
04/25/2016
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The Joel Frahm Group
04/17/2016
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Joel Frahm w/ Spike Wilner, Ben Wolfe
04/16/2016
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Spike Wilner w. special guest (no cover)
03/21/2016
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The Leon Parker Quartet
02/29/2016
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Hillel Salem - "Afterhours"
02/06/2016
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Jean-Michel Pilc "Total Madness" Quintet
02/05/2016
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Jean-Michel Pilc "Total Madness" Quintet
12/14/2015
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The Brenda Earle Stokes Quartet
12/13/2015
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Joel Frahm w/ Spike Wilner & Neal Miner
11/22/2015
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The Joel Frahm Trio
11/21/2015
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Tom Dempsey & Tim Ferguson
09/24/2015
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After-hours Jam Session
08/23/2015
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The Eyal Vilner Big Band
08/12/2015
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The Itamar Borochov Quintet
08/03/2015
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Joel Frahm w/ Spike Wilner & Neal Miner
06/21/2015
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The Eyal Vilner Big Band
06/06/2015
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The Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet
05/17/2015
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The Eyal Vilner Big Band
05/04/2015
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The Joel Frahm Trio
04/18/2015
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The Steve LaSpina Quartet
04/05/2015
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The Eyal Vilner Big Band
03/15/2015
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The Eyal Vilner Big Band
01/24/2015
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The Joel Frahm Trio
01/24/2015
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Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet
01/23/2015
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The Joel Frahm Trio
11/25/2014
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The Lawrence Leathers Quintet
09/03/2014
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The Steve LaSpina Quartet
07/28/2014
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The Ari Hoenig Trio
07/07/2014
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The Joel Frahm Trio
06/07/2014
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The Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet
04/19/2014
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The Joel Frahm Trio
04/18/2014
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The Joel Frahm Trio
11/30/2013
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The Tom Dempsey & Tim Ferguson Quartet
10/14/2013
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The Joel Frahm Trio
09/13/2013
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The Sean Smith Quartet
07/22/2013
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The Mike Bond Quartet
05/18/2013
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The Tom Dempsey & Tim Ferguson Quartet
04/29/2013
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Ari Hoenig with Tenors
03/03/2013
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The Charles Owens Quartet
03/03/2013
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The Tyler Mitchell Group
02/15/2013
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The Carol Morgan Quartet
11/23/2012
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The Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet
11/22/2012
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The Joel Frahm Quartet
10/13/2012
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
10/12/2012
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
09/30/2012
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
07/01/2012
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The SmallsLIVE All-Stars
06/12/2012
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Omer Avital & His Band of the East
04/26/2012
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The Matt Wilson Quartet
04/02/2012
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet
03/12/2012
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The Joel Frahm Quartet
02/18/2012
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
02/17/2012
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
08/04/2011
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The Brian Charette Group
08/01/2011
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The Joel Frahm Quartet
07/03/2011
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The Augies Re-union Band
05/07/2011
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
05/06/2011
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
04/24/2011
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Vocalist Cyrille Aimee
04/04/2011
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet
03/01/2011
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The Joel Frahm Quartet
02/28/2011
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The Joel Frahm Quartet
01/03/2011
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet
12/21/2010
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The Brian Charette Band
12/20/2010
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The Ari Hoenig Trio
11/29/2010
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet
10/02/2010
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
10/01/2010
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
09/30/2010
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Cyrille Aimee & Friends
09/26/2010
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Vocalist Cyrille Aimee & Friends
07/13/2010
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The Joan Stiles Trio
06/14/2010
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet "Punkbop"
06/07/2010
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet "Punkbop"
04/06/2010
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The Omer Avital Quintet
04/05/2010
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The Omer Avital Quintet
04/04/2010
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Spike Wilner & The Mystic Quintet
03/14/2010
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Spike Wilner Quintet & Cyrille-Aimee & Anat Cohen
02/21/2010
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Spike Wilner Quintet
02/07/2010
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The Spike Wilner Quartet & Cyrille-Aimee
01/17/2010
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Spike Wilner Quartet & Anat Cohen & Cyrille Aimee
01/03/2010
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Spike Wilner Quartet
11/30/2009
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet "Punkbop"
10/25/2009
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Spike Wilner Trio & Joel Frahm
10/18/2009
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Spike Wilner & Special Guests TBA
09/21/2009
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The Joel Frahm Trio & Otis Brown III
08/10/2009
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet
08/03/2009
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet
06/29/2009
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet
06/28/2009
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The Spike Wilner Trio
05/31/2009
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Spike Wilner Trio +1 Anat Cohen
05/12/2009
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Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz
05/03/2009
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The Sam Yahel Trio& Special Guests
04/05/2009
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The Spike Wilner & Joel Frahm
02/22/2009
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The Spike Wilner Quartet
02/04/2009
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The Joan Stiles Trio & Joel Frahm
02/01/2009
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The Spike Wilner Quartet
01/25/2009
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
01/04/2009
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The Spike Wilner Quartet
12/31/2008
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The Joe Magnarelli Quintet
12/28/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quartet
12/06/2008
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
12/05/2008
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The Mark Soskin Quartet
12/03/2008
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The Gilad Hekselman Quartet
11/23/2008
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The Spike Wilner Group
11/16/2008
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The Spike Wilner Group
11/09/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quartet
10/26/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
10/05/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quartet
09/28/2008
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The Spike Wilner Group
09/21/2008
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The Spike Wilner Group
08/11/2008
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet
08/11/2008
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The Jill McCarron Trio
08/10/2008
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The Spike Wilner Group
08/04/2008
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The Ari Hoenig Quartet
08/03/2008
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The Spike Wilner Group
07/27/2008
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The Spike Wilner Group
07/20/2008
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The Spike Wilner Group
07/13/2008
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The Spike Wilner Group
06/22/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
06/14/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
06/13/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
05/25/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
05/10/2008
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The David Ashkenazy Group
05/04/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quartet
04/30/2008
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The Joel Frahm Quartet
04/27/2008
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The Joel Frahm Quartet
04/20/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quartet
04/09/2008
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The Joel Frahm Quartet
03/27/2008
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The Gilad Hekselman Quartet
02/10/2008
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
02/02/2008
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The Joan Stiles Duo
01/26/2008
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The Joel Frahm Trio
12/30/2007
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
12/18/2007
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The Joel Frahm Trio
12/10/2007
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The Ari Hoenig Group
12/05/2007
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The Joe Magnarelli Quintet
12/05/2007
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The Jane Monheit Group
10/14/2007
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The Spike Wilner Quintet
09/30/2007
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The Spike Wilner Quartet
09/26/2007
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Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz
Upcoming Shows
Joel Frahm's May 1st release, We Used to Dance, places him in the company of master musicians Kenny Barron (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), and Victor Lewis (drums). Frahm more than holds his own in showing both the chops and lyricism that has made him an irreplaceable part of so many sessions in his two decades on the jazz scene. Surrounded by jazz legends, Frahm makes this recording a true coming out party for his maturing artistry. It is his most ambitious CD to date, featuring six of his original compositions that come to life in beautiful and variegated ways in the hands of this remarkable band. It was an honor and a watershed experience to make this record with these incredible musicians he says.Having made a name for himself through his associations with singer Jane Monheit and boyhood friend, pianist Brad Mehldau, Frahm hones his own voice on this breakout recording. Joel has also worked with a vast array of musical peers and jazz legends including Maynard Ferguson, Betty Carter, Matt Wilson, Larry Goldings, Dewey Redman, Lee Konitz, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Andrew Hill, Ben Allison, Pat Martino, Ingrid Jensen, Dena Derose, The Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Kyle Eastwood and many others.Born in Racine, WI in 1969, Frahm attended the Mason Gross School for the Arts and earned his B.A. in Jazz Performance at Manhattan School of Music. He released three highly regarded CDs on Palmetto: The Navigator, Don't Explain (with Mehldau), and Sorry No Decaf. Don't Explain, his latest, was the number one jazz release for radio play in the United States for two consecutive weeks in 2004, according to jazzweek.com airplay chart and also reached number one on college radio for one week, according to College Music Journal's airplay chart. Joel was also recently selected in DownBeat Magazine's Critics Poll as a Rising Star in the category of tenor saxophone.Weblinks:www.joelfrahm.com