John Farnsworth (musician)
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John Farnsworth | |
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| Origin | South Hadley, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, bandleader |
| Instruments | Saxophone, trombone |
| Website | My space |
John Farnsworth is a jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone and trombone.
He was raised in a large musical family in western Massachusetts. After completing his formal education at Rutgers University, he moved to New York City and became involved in the jazz and Latin music scenes.
He worked with Slide Hampton's World of Trombones, Archie Shepp's Attica Blues Band, Frank Foster's Loud Minority, and the Louis "Perico" Ortiz Salsa Orchestra. He toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and returned to New York to play with Junior Cook, Eddie Henderson, and Cecil Payne. He has also worked with George Coleman, Gerald L. Cannon, Duane Eubanks, Curtis Fuller, Aretha Franklin, and Charles Greenlee. He performed in the 2005 VH1: Save the Music concert as a sideman for Alicia Keys, John Legend, and Rob Thomas.
His second album, Live from Smoke: Monday Nights With John Farnsworth is a compilation of three live shows with his brother Joe Farnsworth, Eddie Henderson, Frank Lacy, Jim Rotondi, Steve Davis, Mike LeDonne, Dwayne Burno, Carlton Holmes, and John Webber.
For many years he hosted weekly jam sessions at Smoke jazz club. He was an instructor in the Jazz in July program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he received a master's degree and became a teaching assistant. He has spoken in seminars at the Hartt School of Music and has performed and taught at Duke University and Millersville University in Pennsylvania.
Discography[edit]
| Year | Title | Genre | Band |
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| 1986 | Roberto Lugo | Salsa | Roberto Lugo |
| 1987 | In Tradition | Salsa | Louis "Perico" Oritz Salsa Orchestra |
| 2001 | Victory | Calypso | Sugar Aloes |
| 2001 | 'S Go | Jazz | John Farnsworth Sextet |
| 2002 | Blue Christmas and Peace Party | Soca | Super Blue |
| 2003 | It's Prime Time | Jazz | Joe Farnsworth |
| 2007 | Live From Smoke: Monday Nights with John Farnsworth | Jazz | John Farnsworth Quintet |
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