Bill Frisell
Sound • Born 1951-03-18
Biography
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
19 credits
Carmine Street Guitars
Movie • 2018
Self
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Movie • 2023
Self
Bill Frisell: Live In Montreal
Movie • 2002
Himself
Bill Frisell - Solos - The Jazz Sessions
Movie • 2010
Himself
Motian in Motion
Movie • 2020
Self
Bill Frisell Big Sur Sextet - Festival Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz
Movie • 2013
Himself
Music for Black Pigeons
Movie • 2023
Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014
Movie • 2014
Guitare
Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014
Movie • 2014
Guitar
John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
Movie
Himself
Inside Scofield
Movie • 2022
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Movie • 2002
Self
Even Hell Has Its Heroes
Movie • 2023
Self
Bill Frisell: A Portrait
Movie • 2017
Himself
Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival
Movie • 2012
Guitar
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
Movie • 2010
Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017
Movie • 2017
Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison
Movie • 2017
McCoy Tyner - Guitars
Movie • 2008
Guitar