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