dr, *1968 US, Holyoke, Massachusetts
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Joseph Allen Farnsworth
Joseph Allen "Joe" Farnsworth (born February 21, 1968, Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American jazz drummer.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
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Blue Canvas | Brandi Disterheft With Harold Mabern & Joe Farnsworth | 2016 | Album |
Super Prime Time | Joe Farnsworth Featuring Eric Alexander, Harold Mabern, Nat Reeves | 2012 | Album |
Live At Smalls | Jim Rotondi Quintet : Jim Rotondi, Eric Alexander, David Hazeltine, John Webber, Joe Farnsworth | 2010 | Album |
Drumspeak | Joe Farnsworth | 2006 | Album |
Gentle Ballads | Eric Alexander With Mike LeDonne, John Webber, Joe Farnsworth | 2005 | Album |
It's Prime Time | Joe Farnsworth | 2003 | Album |
Joe Farnsworth Quartet Jazz |
Joe Farnsworth Sextet Jazz |