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 ‘n’ roll and Americana. He has six Grammy nominations and one win.
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- 2023 · Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex as Self
- 2023 · Even Hell Has Its Heroes as Self
- 2023 · Music for Black Pigeons as
- 2022 · Inside Scofield as
- 2020 · Motian in Motion as Self
- 2018 · Carmine Street Guitars as Self
- 2017 · Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison as
- 2017 · Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017 as
- 2017 · Bill Frisell: A Portrait as Himself
- 2014 · Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014 as Guitare
- 2014 · Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014 as Guitar
- 2013 · Bill Frisell Big Sur Sextet - Festival Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz as Himself
- 2012 · Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival as Guitar
- 2010 · Bill Frisell - Solos - The Jazz Sessions as Himself
- 2010 · Homeland: The Story of the Lark as
- 2008 · McCoy Tyner - Guitars as Guitar
- 2002 · A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn as Self
- 2002 · Bill Frisell: Live In Montreal as Himself
- Future · John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990 as Himself