Adam Frumkin

Adam Frumkin is a Brooklyn-based saxophonist who plays alto, tenor and baritone and works in the bebop and swing traditions, with Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon and Don Byas among his stated influences. Born in Israel in 1990, he started on alto saxophone at twelve and studied jazz at the Charles A. Smith School of Arts before entering the CJS program in Tel Aviv in 2013. A scholarship brought him to The New School in New York in 2015, and he graduated with honors in 2017 while working professionally around the city. He has appeared often at Cafe Ornithology in Bushwick, including a 2024 program of Lucky Thompson, Oscar Pettiford and Skeeter Best material with guitarist Felix Lemerle and bassist Dan Weisselberg. He also teaches saxophone in Brooklyn.