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Bill Frisell

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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Born:
Mar 18, 1951 In Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
18
First Appeared:
In the movie John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
Latest Project:
Movie Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex 2023-09-14
Known For
Poster of Music for Black Pigeons
Poster of Inside Scofield
Poster of Motian in Motion
Poster of John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
Filmography
Movie John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990 Himself 2025
Movie Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex Self 2023-09-14
Movie Even Hell Has Its Heroes Self 2023-03-16
Movie Music for Black Pigeons 2023-01-26
Movie Inside Scofield 2022-12-02
Movie Motian in Motion Self 2020-04-18
Movie Carmine Street Guitars Self 2018-08-30
Movie Bill Frisell: A Portrait Himself 2017-03-12
Movie Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017 2017-06-04
Movie Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison 2017-12-11
Movie Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014 Guitar 2014-11-14
Movie Bill Frisell Big Sur Sextet - Festival Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz Himself 2013-07-17
Movie Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival Guitar 2012-08-31
Movie Bill Frisell - Solos - The Jazz Sessions Himself 2010-08-23
Movie Homeland: The Story of the Lark 2010-06-22
Movie McCoy Tyner - Guitars Guitar 2008-06-22
Movie A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn Self 2002-06-29
Movie Bill Frisell: Live In Montreal Himself 2002-02-19