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Bill Frisell Trio at Bimhuis
by Nenad Georgievski
Bill Frisell Trio Bimhuis Amsterdam, Netherlands March 1, 2025 Walking into the Bimhuis, with its striking modern architecture and intimate 250-seat setup, felt like stepping into a space tailor-made for deep musical conversations. On this particular night, those conversations were led by none other than Bill Frisell and his trio. A guitarist unlike any other, Frisell has long defied easy categorization, floating effortlessly across jazz, folk, country and avant-garde without ever losing his ...
Continue ReadingBill Frisell Trio Featuring Thomas Morgan & Rudy Royston At Kino Siska
by Petra Cvelbar
Jakob Bro, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Thomas Morgan, Andrew Cyrille: Taking Turns
by Neil Duggan
Despite being recorded a decade ago, this album from Danish guitarist Jakob Bro sounds as fresh and contemporary as any 2024 release. Taking Turns was originally recorded in New York in 2014; the album release was delayed by ECM Records, who initially preferred to highlight Bro's trio work. The postponement proves fortuitous, as Bro's melodic compositions create expansive soundscapes that invite his all-star sextet to explore and improvise around his delicately rendered musical themes. Bro composed the seven ...
Continue ReadingBill Frisell Trio at Blues Alley
by Robert Bellafiore
Bill Frisell Trio Blues Alley Washington, DC November 21, 2024 With each decade, Bill Frisell's guitarwork gets rawer, more direct--and better. Whereas his classic 1980s albums could feature irregular instrumentation, such as Rambler's (ECM) tuba and flugelhorn, or atmospheric musings as on In Line (ECM), today Frisell tends to follow the “KISS principle": keep it simple, stupid. In his trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston, Frisell focuses on wringing every last drop ...
Continue ReadingBill Frisell Four al Naima Jazz Club di Forlì
by Maurizio Comandini
Bill Frisell Four Naima Jazz Club Forlì 31 ottobre 2024 Bill Frisell al Naima Jazz Club di Forlì è una bella conferma di come il jazz di respiro internazionale sappia trovare percorsi e situazioni anche al di fuori delle grandi città. Il chitarrista americano, 73 anni ben portati, è in tour in Europa col suo gruppo Four. Tre date in Italia: Perugia, Forlì, Milano. Il nome del gruppo è anche il titolo del disco che ...
Continue ReadingBill Frisell, Kit Downes, Andrew Cyrille: Breaking the Shell
by Alberto Bazzurro
Ogni tanto Bill Frisell si concede qualche scappatella fuori dai patrii confini (che già per loro conto variano, vedi il recente Orchestras). In questo nuovo, singolare lavoro, uscito in realtà a oltre due anni dalla sua incisione (maggio 2022), il grande chitarrista recupera scorie (nell'accezione più alta del termine) di quel sano sperimentalismo che, all'interno della sua produzione abituale (più o meno, come si diceva), non gli fa sostanzialmente più compagnia da tempo. Intendiamoci: l'ex ragazzo di Baltimora ...
Continue ReadingOctober 2024: Vinyl Special
by Pat Youngspiel
Each of the following six recordings has been issued in a state-of-the-art vinyl pressing that does justice to the quality of the music it contains. In an age where the physical medium is in radical decline, these editions can be considered reminders of the additional value a work of art is given, when one can hold it in their hands, also admiring the editorial work that goes into its creation. There are no re-issues among these albums, but exclusively freshly ...
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