Joe Frank has played to consistently sold-out audiences since the early 1980s. Some of these performances are available for sale – click on the show title.
2015
“Murdered by the Mind” Joe Frank with percussionist Danny Frankel and saxophonist David Ralicke at The Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles (now known as the Fairfax Cinema). October 16 and 17, 2015.
2014
“Murdered by the Mind” Joe Frank with percussionist Danny Frankel and saxophonist David Ralicke, directed by Steppenwolf co-founder and ensemble member Terry Kinney at Steppenwolf, Chicago. March 1, 2014
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2012
“Old Man” Joe Frank with percussionist Danny Frankel, saxophonist David Ralicke, and dancer Carolina Cerisola at The Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles (now known as the Fairfax Cinema). October 18, 2012
2011
“Too Close to Home” Joe Frank with guitarist James Harrah at Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago. October 10, 2011
“Too Close to Home” Joe Frank with guitarist Kenny Lyon in New York City at WFMU’s Radiofest. October 28, 2011.
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2010
“Just an Ordinary Man” Joe Frank with guitarist James Harrah at Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago. March 13, 2010
“Too Close to Home” Joe Frank with guitarist James Harrah at McCabe’s, Los Angeles. October 17 and 22, 2010
“Too Close to Home” Joe Frank with guitarist James Harrah at The Village Studios, Los Angeles. November 13, 2010
2008
“Just an Ordinary Man” Joe Frank with musicians, Danny Frankel, Lorca Hart, David Ralicke, Mike Boito, Kenny Lyon, Mark Harris and Mike Bolger with vocalist, Julie Christensen, and dancer, Carolina Cerisola at Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles. October 1 and 8, 2008.
Joe later edited and recorded this show for the radio and is available in the Shop.
2007
“The Blue Room” Joe Frank with musicians Danny Frankel, Lorca Hart, David Ralicke, Mike Boito, Kenny Lyon, Mark Harris and Mike Bolger with vocalist, Judith Owen at the original Largo, Los Angeles. September – October. (weekly for six weeks)
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2004
Joe Frank in Performance, The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco with dancer Tara Nicole Hughes with Ed Valfre on the flugelhorn. November 21, 2004 (2 performances)
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Joe Frank in Performance, Chicago Art Institute with dancer Tara Nicole Hughes with Ed Valfre on the flugelhorn. Sponsored by the Third Coast International Audio Festival and WBEZ, Chicago. October 29, 2004
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A Joe Frank reading, The UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. June 22, 2004
“LA Live” – Joe Frank: “L.A. Woman”: Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, as part of a show featuring several Los Angeles artists. May 15, 2004
Joe Frank at The Evidence Room, Los Angeles.
2003
“One Night Stand” at South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, California. May 16, 2003
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Earlier Performances
“Joe Frank: in Performance” at UCLA’s Wadsworth Theatre (two performances) with Brazzaville 1998
“Joe Frank at the Viper Room” , in Hollywood, California. June 15, 1997
“Joe Frank Live” a three-month, twice-extended series of one-man shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
“Joe Frank at the Marc Taper Auditorium” Los Angeles, California.