Joseph Allen Farnsworth (born February 21, 1968,

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drummer. Farnsworth was one of five sons born to trumpeter and bandleader

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; one of the brothers played saxophone in

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and Arthur Taylor and receiving his BMus in 1990. Following this he played with

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(1991),

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(1991),

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(1992),

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(1993 and subsequently),

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, and Benny Green (1995). He has played in the group One for All since 1995 with

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and

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, and worked with

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, 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

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(1999). He is now a member of

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' band.

Discography

As leader

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

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, 2014) * ''Time to Swing'' (Smoke Sessions, 2020) * ''City of Sounds'' (Smoke Sessions, 2021)

As sideman

With Eric Alexander *'' Up, Over & Out'' (Delmark 1993) *''

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'' (HighNote, 1997

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*'' Live at the Keynote'' (Video Arts, 1999) *''

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'' (Milestone, 1999) *''

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'' (Milestone, 2000) *''

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'' (Milestone, 2001) *'' Nightlife in Tokyo'' (Milestone, 2002) *'' Dead Center'' (HighNote, 2004) *''

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'' (Venus, 2005) *'' It's All in the Game'' (HighNote, 2005) *''

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'' (HighNote, 2007) *'' Revival of the Fittest'' (HighNote 2009) *'' Chim Chim Cheree'' (Venus, 2009) *''

Don't Follow the Crowd ''Don't Follow the Crowd'' is an album by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. It was recorded in 2010 and released by HighNote Records the following year. Recording and music The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New J ...

'' (HighNote, 2010) *'' Touching'' (HighNote, 2012) *'' Chicago Fire'' (HighNote, 2013) *'' The Real Thing'' (HighNote, 2015) *''

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'' (HighNote, 2016) With

*'' You Leave Me Breathless'' (SteepleChase, 1991) With

*''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

*'' Tenor Legacy'' (Arkadia Jazz, 1996

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'' (Milestone, 1998) *'' One Day, Forever'' (Arkadia Jazz, 1996

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With

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*'' Smokin' Out Loud'' (Savant, 2004) *'' Night Song'' (Savant, 2005) With Brian Lynch *''Brian Lynch Meets

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'' (Sharp Nine, 2004) With

*''

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'' (Venus, 2003) *'' Mr. Lucky'' (HighNote, 2012) *'' Live at Smalls'' (Smalls Live) *'' Right on Time (Smoke Sessions) *''

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'' (Smoke Sessions) *'' The Iron Man: Live at Smoke'' (Smoke Sessions, 2018) *'' Mabern Plays Mabern'' (Smoke Sessions, 2018) *''Mabern Plays Coltrane'' (Smoke Sessions, 2018) With

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*'' Scotch and Milk'' (Delmark, 1997) *''

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'' (Delmark, 1999) With

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'' (Venus, 2003) With

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*''Here and There'' (Criss Cross, 2002) With

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*'' One Flight Down'' (HighNote, 2006)

References

*Gary W. Kennedy, "Joe Farnsworth". '' Grove Jazz'' online. * Joe Farnsworthat

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