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Discography Update as of June 6, 2023 Part 3 (1966-1980): Addition of session of May 15, 1977: Art Farmer Quartet live at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco, CA. In April of 1977, Art Farmer and alto saxophonist Jackie McLean were touring Japan backed by the stellar rhythm section known as “The Magic Triangle” –… Read more…

Discography Updates as of March 22, 2023 Part 3 (1966-1980): A rare LP (Helidon 08-002) recorded and issued in 1969, in what was then Yugoslavia, includes a track that is claimed to be a composition by Art Farmer and Oliver Nelson entitled “The Sweetest Song.” This has always appeared very suspicious to us in view… Read more…

Discography Updates as of February 15, 2023 Part 2 (1958-1965): Steeplechase Records in Denmark has announced the March 2023 release of of a Gerry Mulligan Quartet concert in Copenhagen. This has never before been issued and  a preview reveals excellent music and sound. The recording date is May 21, 1959. Part 3 (1966-1980): An elegant… Read more…

 We previously posted about the “Great Day in Harlem Tour” in 1998-1999 involving the Art Farmer Quintet. At these events, the film about the iconic Art Kane photograph was shown followed by a live performance by the quintet, the personnel of which was Art Farmer (flumpet), Ron Blake (sax), Ted Rosenthal (piano), Kenny Davis (bass) and Yoron… Read more…

On Saturday, January 28, 2023, Arnie Perez and VTY Jazz Arts, Inc. produced a tribute to Art Farmer held at The Cutting Room in New York City. The band was made up of Duane Eubanks, trumpet and flugelhorn, Steve Davis, trombone, Rick Germanson, piano, Tony Davis, guitar, Santi Debriano, bass and Jerome Jennings, drums. Although… Read more…

Established at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, in 2019, the Art Farmer Jazz Master Scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student who demonstrates extraordinary musical talent and academic achievement (minimum GPA of 3.0). Here are the scholarship recipients:   2019-2020 Jon Gittings, trumpet From Cranbury, New Jersey WPU Class of 2022… Read more…

  On International Jazz Day April 30, 2022, UNESCO Club Vienna will pay tribute to the following important contributors to the Austrian jazz scene: The 50th anniversary of Jazzland, Austria’s oldest jazz club, located in Vienna, Austria. The 100th birthday of the German photographer Susanne Schapowalow who documented the European jazz scene as the only… Read more…

As part of the fall Jazz Room Series at William Paterson University’s Shea Center in Wayne, New Jersey, a unique tribute to Art Farmer (1928-1999) took place on Sunday, October 24, 2021. Farmer performed at Shea, or under WPU auspices, on several occasions during the latter part of his career: November 16, 1986 – with… Read more…

The Art Farmer Archive at William Paterson University became a reality in 2019 when Lynne Mueller, Farmer’s manager and companion in his later years, donated a variety of materials to the Living Jazz Archives. These include recordings, music, photos, articles and memorabilia. Thus Farmer joins trumpeters Thad Jones and Clark Terry, saxophonist Michael Brecker, pianists… Read more…

Discography updates as of June 7, 2021 Part 3 (1966-1980): 1970-04-24 This 2018 CD release is newly added to the discography and features Art Farmer in concert with the Heikki Sarmanto Trio, in Oulu, Finland. The bassist is Ilkka Willman, and the drummer, Matti Koskiala. Farmer is heard on 5 of the 8 tracks and… Read more…