Bill Frisell
March 18, 1951 (73 years old) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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 โnโ roll and Americana. He has six Grammy nominations and one win.
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- 2023 ยทAngelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rexas Self
- 2023 ยทEven Hell Has Its Heroesas Self
- 2023 ยทMusic for Black Pigeonsas
- 2022 ยทInside Scofieldas
- 2020 ยทMotian in Motionas Self
- 2018 ยทCarmine Street Guitarsas Self
- 2017 ยทCinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrisonas
- 2017 ยทBill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017as
- 2017 ยทBill Frisell: A Portraitas Himself
- 2014 ยทBill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014as Guitare
- 2014 ยทBill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014as Guitar
- 2013 ยทBill Frisell Big Sur Sextet - Festival Jazz Vitoria-Gasteizas Himself
- 2012 ยทBill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festivalas Guitar
- 2010 ยทBill Frisell - Solos - The Jazz Sessionsas Himself
- 2010 ยทHomeland: The Story of the Larkas
- 2008 ยทMcCoy Tyner - Guitarsas Guitar
- 2002 ยทA Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zornas Self
- 2002 ยทBill Frisell: Live In Montrealas Himself
- Future ยทJohn Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990as Himself