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Name
  
Joe Farnsworth


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Role
  
Drummer ยท joefarnsworthjazz.com

Education
  
William Paterson University

Albums
  
It's Prime Time, The New Classic Trio, Cookin', Blues Quarters Vol1, Blues For Brother Ray

Similar People
  
Eric Alexander, Harold Mabern, David Hazeltine, Mike LeDonne, Steve Davis

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Joseph Allen Farnsworth (born February 21, 1968, Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American jazz drummer.

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Farnsworth was one of five sons born to trumpeter and bandleader Roger Farnsworth; one of the brothers played saxophone in Ray Charles's band. He attended High School in Jakarta International School in Jakarta, Indonesia. He studied at William Paterson College, studying under Harold Mabern and Arthur Taylor and receiving his BMus in 1990. Following this he played with Junior Cook (1991), Jon Hendricks (1991), Jon Faddis (1992), George Coleman, Cecil Payne (1993 and subsequently), Annie Ross, and Benny Green (1995). He has played in the group One for All since 1995 with David Hazeltine and Jim Rotondi, and worked with Benny Golson, Steve Davis, and Eric Alexander in the second half of the 1990s. During that period he also played with Alex Graham (1995), Michael Weiss (1996, 1998), the Three Baritone Saxophone Band (1997), and Diana Krall (1999). He is now a member of Pharoah Sanders' band.

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As leader

  • Beautiful Friendship (Criss Cross, 1999)
  • It's Prime Time (441 Records, 2004)
  • My Heroes (Venus, 2014)

    • As sideman

    With Eric Alexander

  • Up, Over & Out (Delmark 1993)
  • Live at the Keynote (Video Arts, 1999)
  • The First Milestone (Milestone, 1999)
  • The Second Milestone (Milestone, 2000)
  • Summit Meeting (Milestone, 2001)
  • Nightlife in Tokyo (Milestone, 2002)
  • Dead Center (HighNote, 2004)
  • Sunday in New York (Venus, 2005)
  • It's All in the Game (HighNote, 2005)
  • Revival of the Fittest (HighNote 2009)

    • With Junior Cook

  • You Leave Me Breathless (SteepleChase, 1991)

    • With Steve Davis

  • Dig Deep (Criss Cross, 1996)
  • Crossfire (Criss Cross, 1997)
  • Vibe Up (Criss Cross, 1998)
  • Portrait in Sound (Stretch, 2000)
  • Systems Blue (Criss Cross, 2001)
  • Update (Criss Cross, 2006)
  • Eloquence (JLP, 2009)
  • Say When (Smoke Sessions, 2015)

    • With Cedar Walton

  • One Flight Down (HighNote, 2006)

    • References

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