Scholarly and Creative Works
2025
- Soloist, Joel Frahm with the Andalusian Orchestra, Conducted by Omer Avital.
June 10, 2025 - June 20, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm with the Andalusian Orchestra. June 10, 2025 - June 20, 2025 Ashdod Concert Hall, Ashdod, Israel.
- Soloist, Christian Wiggs Big Band Holiday Show featuring Joel Frahm.
December 16, 2025.
Performances:
- Christian Wiggs Big Band Holiday Show featuring Joel Frahm. December 16, 2025 Monks Jazz Club, Austin, TX.
- Soloist, Noa Chait Quartet featuring Joel Frahm.
December 14, 2025.
Performances:
- Noa Chait Quartet featuring Joel Frahm. December 14, 2025 Monks Jazz Club, Ausatin, TX.
- Soloist, Co-Leader, Joel Frahm/Tito Carrillo Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club.
December 12, 2025 - December 13, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm/Tito Carrillo Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club. December 12, 2025 - December 13, 2025 Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY.
- Soloist, Texas State Faculty Jazz Ensemble at Parker Jazz Club.
November 25, 2025.
Performances:
- Texas State Faculty Jazz Ensemble at Parker Jazz Club. November 25, 2025 Parker Jazz Club, Austin, TX.
- Soloist, Bandleader, Joel Frahm Trio Lumination Tour of USA Fall 2025.
November 6, 2025 - November 16, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio Lumination Tour of USA Fall 2025. November 6, 2025 - November 16, 2025 See attached itinerary, See attached itinerary.
- Soloist, Bandleader, Joel Frahm Trio Lumination Tour of Europe Fall 2025.
October 16, 2025 - October 27, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio Lumination Tour of Europe 2025. October 16, 2025 - October 27, 2025 See attached tour itinerary, See attached tour itinerary.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm performs John Psathas' Omnifenix with the Texas State University Orchestra.
October 5, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm performs John Psathas' Omnifenix with the Texas State University Orchestra. October 5, 2025 Evans Auditorium, Texas State University.
- Soloist, Bruce Saunders Quartet featuring Joel Frahm.
September 28, 2025.
Performances:
- Bruce Saunders Quartet featuring Joel Frahm. September 28, 2025 Monks Jazz Club, Austin, TX.
- Soloist, John Fremgen Quartet featuring Joel Frahm.
September 21, 2025.
Performances:
- John Fremgen Quartet featuring Joel Frahm. September 21, 2025 The Elephant Room, Austin, TX.
- Soloist, Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at Bass Concert Hall, Joel Frahm Guest Soloist.
September 9, 2025.
Performances:
- Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at Bass Concert Hall, Joel Frahm Guest Soloist. September 9, 2025 - September 9, 2023 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm with Ryan Hagler Quartet.
September 5, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm with Ryan Hagler Quartet. September 5, 2025 Monks Jazz Club, Austin, TX.
- Guest Soloist, Joel Frahm at the Vail Jazz Festival.
August 29, 2025 - August 31, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm at the Vail Jazz Festival. August 29, 2025 - August 31, 2025 Vail Jazz Festival, Vail, CO.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm Trio at Smalls Jazz Club.
August 24, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio at Smalls Jazz Club. August 24, 2025 Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm with Spike Wilner Quartet at Jazz Forum.
August 22, 2025 - August 23, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm with Spike Wilner Quartet at Jazz Forum. August 22, 2025 - August 23, 2025 Jazz Forum, Tarrytown, NY.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm Trio at Mezzrow Jazz Club.
August 21, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio at Mezzrow Jazz Club. August 21, 2025 Mezzrow, New York, NY.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm Quartet performing for the Austin Jazz Society.
August 13, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Quartet performing for the Austin Jazz Society. August 13, 2025 Monks Jazz Club, Austin, TX.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm with Brian Charette Quartet.
August 8, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm with Brian Charette Quartet. August 8, 2025 Sag Harbor Church, Sag Harbor, NY.
- Soloist and Educator, Joel Frahm Quartet performance at Bob Reynolds' Inside/Outside Saxophone Retreat.
August 2, 2025 - August 3, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Quartet performing at Bob Reynolds' Inside/Outside Saxophone Retreat. August 2, 2025 - August 3, 2025 Wooten Woods, Nashville, TN.
- Soloist, Ross Margitza band featuring Joel Frahm.
July 31, 2025.
Performances:
- Ross Margitza band featuring Joel Frahm. July 31, 2025 Monks Jazz Club, Austin, TX.
- Soloist, Roland Barber southeast tour July 2025.
July 24, 2025 - July 27, 2025.
Performances:
- Roland Barber southeast tour 2025 featuring Joel Frahm. July 24, 2025 - July 27, 2025 Several, Nashville, Memphis and others.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm Quartet.
July 12, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Quartet. July 12, 2025 Monks Jazz Club, Austin, TX.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm with the Graham Dechter Quartet.
July 6, 2025 - July 8, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm with the Graham Dechter Quartet. July 6, 2025 - July 8, 2025 The Baked Potato, Los Angeles, CA.
- Guest Soloist, Joel Frahm at Iowa City Jazz Festival with the Ryan Middagh Big Band.
July 4, 2025.
Performances:
- Iowa City Jazz Festival. July 4, 2025 Downtown Band Shell, Iowa City, Iowa.
- Soloist, Bandleader, Clinician, Joel Frahm Quartet Concert and Masterclass at Saxquest.
June 28, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Quartet Performance and Masterclass. June 28, 2025 Saxquest, St. Louis, MO.
- soloist, Yay Yennings Quartet.
June 25, 2025.
Performances:
- Jazz in June. June 25, 2024 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
- Soloist, Collaborator, Utah Hamrick/Joel Frahm Duo.
June 7, 2025.
Performances:
- Utah Hamrick/Joel Frahm duo concert and masterclass. June 7, 2025 International Society of Bassists at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
- Soloist, Joel Frahm with John Fremgen Quartet.
May 18, 2025.
Performances:
- John Fremgen Quartet featuring Joel Frahm. The Elephant Room, Austin, TX.
- Sideman, Soloist, Jessica Healey Quintet.
May 9, 2025.
Performances:
- Jessica Healey Quintet. May 9, 2025 The Elephant Room, Austin, TX.
- Sideman, soloist, Terry Bowness Band.
April 16, 2025.
Performances:
- Terry Bowness Band. April 16, 2025 Monks, Austin, TX.
- Sideman, Texas State Faculty Concert.
April 15, 2025.
Performances:
- Texas State Faculty Concert. April 15, 2025 Parker Jazz, Austin, TX.
- Soloist, Bandleader, Joel Frahm Trio Uplift Tour Spring 2025 Granada, Spain.
April 6, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio Uplift Tour Spring 2025. April 6, 2025 Ool Ya Koo, Granada, Spain.
- Soloist, Bandleader, Joel Frahm Trio Uplift Tour Spring 2025.
April 5, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio. April 5, 2025 AsseJazz, Seville, Spain.
- Bandleader, Soloist, Joel Frahm Trio Uplift Tour Spring 2025 in Barcelona.
April 4, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio Uplift Tour. April 4, 2025 Jamboree, Barcelona, Spain.
- Soloist, Bandleader, Joel Frahm Trio Uplift Tour Spring 2025 Jimmy Glass: Spain.
April 3, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio Uplift Tour Spring 2025. April 3, 2025 Jimmy Glass, Valencia, Spain.
- Soloist, Bandleader and Composer, Joel Frahm Trio with the Croatian Radio Orchestra.
March 31, 2025 - April 2, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio with the Croatian Radio Orchestra. March 31, 2025 - April 2, 2025 Gorgona, Zagreb, Croatia.
- Soloist and bandleader, Joel Frahm Trio.
March 7, 2025 - March 8, 2025.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio. March 7, 2025 - March 8, 2025 Smalls Jazz Club, New York City, NY.
- soloist, Ernesto Cervini and Turboprop Featuring Joel Frahm.
February 19, 2025 - February 23, 2025.
Performances:
- Turboprop featuring Joel Frahm. February 19, 2025 - February 23, 2025 The Rex, Toronto, Canada.
- Soloist, Ryan Hagler Quartet.
February 16, 2025.
Performances:
- Ryan Hagler Quartet. February 16, 2025 Monks, Austin, TX.
- Jazz Sideman, Jessica Healey Ensemble.
February 15, 2025.
Performances:
- Jessica Healey Band. February 15, 2025 Monks, Austin, TX.
- Hired musician and soloist, Butch Miles Jazz Festival.
February 8, 2025.
Performances:
- Butch Miles Jazz Festival. February 8, 2025 Evans Auditorium, Texas State University.
2024
- Lumination.
Jazz Journal.
United Kingdom: JJ Publishing Ltd Invicta Press Ltd.
December 10, 2024.
- Reviewed by: peter gamble.
- Joel Frahm Trio Tour North America Fall 2024.
October 18, 2024 - October 25, 2024.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 18, 2024 Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, AB Canada.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 19, 2024 Buckingjam Palace, Calgary, AB Canada.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 20, 2024 artsPlace Canmore, Canmore, AB Canada.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 21, 2024 Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 22, 2024 Jazz, TX, San Antonio, TX.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 23, 2024 Parker Jazz, Austin, TX.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 24, 2024 Snug Harbor, New Orleans.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 25, 2024 Loyola University, New Orleans.
- Lumination. Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership. October 18, 2024.
- Joel Frahm Trio Tour Fall 2024 Europe.
September 28, 2024 - October 6, 2024.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio. September 28, 2024 Oslo Jazz Forum, Oslo, Norway.
- Joel Frahm Trio. September 29, 2024 Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Joel Frahm Trio. September 30, 2024 Pizza Express, London, England.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 1, 2024 The Moldy Fig, Eastleigh, England.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 3, 2024 Seven Arts, Leeds, England.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 4, 2024 Salon De Jazz, Cologne, Germany.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 5, 2024 Jazz in der Mitte, Reutlingen, Germany.
- Joel Frahm Trio. October 6, 2024 Neimenster, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
- Lumination.
Anzic Records.
2024.
- (Peer) Reviewed by: Peter Gamble.
- (Peer) Reviewed by: Larry Appelbaum.
- (Peer) Reviewed by: Milke Greenblatt.
- Reviewed by: Tokiwa Takehiko.
- Reviewed by: Jan Granlie.
- Disco Nern. Frahmbo Music/Sesac. 2024.
- Loomie Nation. Frahmbo Music/Sesac. 2024.
- Moonface Lament. Frahmbo Music/SESAC. 2024.
- Kern You Dig It?. Frahmbo Music/SESAC. 2024.
- Na Estrada. Frahmbo Music/SESAC. 2024.
- Catch 22. Frahmbo Music/SESAC. 2024.
- Lumination. CD. Vol. ANZ-0091. New York City: Anzic Records. October 4, 2024.
- soloist, Kind Of Blue with Gilbert Castellanos.
August 17, 2024.
Performances:
- Miles Davis: Kind of Blue with Gilbert Casellanos. August 17, 2024 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, San Diego Symphony, San Diego, CA.
- soloist, Joel Frahm residency Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
July 11, 2024 - July 16, 2024.
Performances:
- Copenhagen Jazz Festival. July 11, 2025 - July 16, 2025 several venues, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- soloist, leader, Joel Frahm Trio Live in San Francisco.
June 13, 2024 - June 16, 2024.
Performances:
- Joel Frahm Trio. Black Cat, San Francisco, CA.
- Lumination.
Down Beat Magazine.
Chicago, IL: Maher Publications.
January 2024.
- Reviewed by: Larry Appelbaum.
- soloist, Jon Cowherd Live at Nashville Jazz Workshop.
June 7, 2024 - Present.
Performances:
- Jon Cowherd Quartet. June 7, 2024 - Present Nashville Jazz Workshop, Nashville, TN.