Jazz Articles about Bill Frisell

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Grégoire Maret / Romain Collin / Bill Frisell: Americana

by Karl Ackermann
April 17, 2020

Harmonica player and composer Grégoire Maret is not a familiar name in the U.S. but he should be. The New York-based artist has recorded with Jimmy Scott, Jacky Terrasson, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Charlie Hunter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Pat Metheny and many others. The very bankable musician has appeared on over seventy-five releases as a sideman and has recorded as a leader on three albums. Americana unites Maret with pianist, composer and label-mate Romain Collin, along with legendary guitarist ...

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Bill Frisell: 40 Years Of Friendship, Music And Mischief With Hal Willner

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 16, 2020

Kindred spirits and artistic co-conspirators, Hal Willner and Bill Frisell have both devoured an inordinate amount of music with childlike abandon and glee, and then metabolized it into something utterly unique. Delving into their discographies is like getting lost in a treasure hunt where, at every corner, you unearth sonic gems that sound familiar while they take you by surprise. Their paths were meant to cross. Luck had it that it happened almost four decades ago, leading to ...

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A Jazz Immuno-Booster: Part 3

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 8, 2020

The suggestions from musicians eager to share, in these trying times, the music they turn to when they need to uplift or sooth their souls keep pouring in. Here's the third volume of this immuno-booster jazz mix-tape series, featuring a compelling mix of jazz masters, contemporary jazz guitar heroes, latin tinge, soul and new gospel. The third installment of this mix-tape series features selections by Melissa Aldana, Reinier Baas, Zeno De Rossi, Howard Fishman, Bill Frisell, Miho ...

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2019 Jazz & Wine of Peace Festival

by Luciano Rossetti
December 15, 2019

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Bill Frisell: Harmony

by Giuseppe Segala
November 5, 2019

"Perché no? Non c'è motivo per cui non puoi inserire “Lush Life" e il tradizionale “Red River Valley" nello stesso album. Sono entrambe bellissime canzoni ." Il criterio di Bill Frisell nella costruzione di questo lavoro è espresso con parole semplici, che rimandano alla schiettezza delle intenzioni. Il quartetto coinvolto, di natura cameristica, fu presentato per la prima volta in concerto nel 2016, a San Francisco. Ne fanno parte la vocalist Petra Haden, figlia del celebre e compianto contrabbassista Charlie, ...

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Bill Frisell Harmony Quartet a Trento

by Giuseppe Segala
November 1, 2019

Bill Frisell Harmony Quartet Rassegna Transiti Teatro Sanbapolis Trento 24.10.2019 Togliere anziché aggiungere, e in questo processo mirare all'essenza. Molti, nel campo della musica e dell'arte in generale, hanno affermato questo principio e perseguito tale idea. Non facile: bisogna sapere bene dove si vuole arrivare, cosa sfrondare, perché. Nella lunga vicenda artistica di Bill Frisell c'è stato un processo di costante scarnificazione, di attitudine alla sostanza. Il chitarrista di Baltimora ...

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Bill Frisell: Harmony

by Franz A. Matzner
September 29, 2019

Renowned guitarist Bill Frisell's Blue Note Records debut Harmony is a pleasant album. This does not imply lack of innovation, the saccharine sound or the absence of bite and sorrow. These hues of bite and sorrow actually dominate the fourteen selections, which in patented Frisell manner run the gamut from traditional Americana to Elvis Costello to classic jazz. The album's appeal comes from its utter listenability and sumptuous delivery. It also proffers an innovative, drum-less configuration of strings, lead, and ...