Joe Farnsworth

Joseph Allen Farnsworth (born February 21, 1968, in South Hadley, Massachusetts[1]) is an American jazz drummer.

Joe Farnsworth
Farnsworth in 2013

Joseph Allen Farnsworth (born February 21, 1968, in South Hadley, Massachusetts[1]) is an American jazz drummer.

Farnsworth went to South Hadley High School, Massachusetts,[2] then William Paterson College. In William Paterson College, he studied under Harold Mabern, Arthur Taylor, Alan Dawson.[3] He received his BMus in 1990.

Following this, he moved to New York City in the early 1990s and 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. He's worked with Benny Golson and Steve Davis. In the second half of the 1990s, he worked with Eric Alexander, Alex Graham (1995), Michael Weiss (1996, 1998), the Three Baritone Saxophone Band (1997), and Diana Krall (1999-2000).[4] He was part of the Pharoah Sanders' band.

In July 2025, Farnsworth released the album "The Big Room". This album was ranked #2 at the JazzWeek charts for 3 weeks. It was ranked #1 for one week.[5]

Discography

As leader

  • Beautiful Friendship (Criss Cross, 1999)
  • It's Prime Time (441 Records, 2004)
  • My Heroes (Venus, 2014)
  • Time to Swing (Smoke Sessions, 2020)
  • City of Sounds (Smoke Sessions, 2021)
  • In What Direction Are You Headed? (Smoke Session Records, 2023)
  • The BIg Room (Smoke Session Records, 2025)

As sideman

With Eric Alexander

With Junior Cook

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 Benny Golson

With Mike LeDonne

With Brian Lynch

With Harold Mabern

With Cecil Payne

With Pharoah Sanders

With Jesse van Ruller

  • Here and There (Criss Cross, 2002)

With Cedar Walton

With Michael Weiss

  • Power Station (DIW, 1997)
  • Milestones (SteepleChase, 1999)
  • Soul Journey (Sintra, 2003)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/joe-farnsworth
  2. ↑ https://valleyadvocate.com/2023/08/25/time-to-swing-jazz-drummer-and-south-hadley-native-joe-farnsworth-returns-to-the-valley-for-a-concert-honoring-his-idol-max-roach/
  3. ↑ https://valleyadvocate.com/2023/08/25/time-to-swing-jazz-drummer-and-south-hadley-native-joe-farnsworth-returns-to-the-valley-for-a-concert-honoring-his-idol-max-roach/
  4. ↑ https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/joe-farnsworth
  5. ↑ "Jazz Chart". JazzWeek. September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.

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