Bill Frisell
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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William Richard Frisell is an American jazz guitarist. He first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a participant in the Downtown Scene in New York City, where he formed a long working relationship with composer and saxophonist John Zorn. He was also a longtime member of veteran drummer Paul Motian's groups from the early 1980s until Motian's death in 2011. Since the late 1990s, Frisell's output as a bandleader has also integrated prominent elements of folk, country, rock ‘n’ roll and Americana. He has six Grammy nominations and one win.
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AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Bill Frisell Big Sur Sextet - Festival Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz
Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014
Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014
John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival
Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017
