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Article: Interview

Bill Frisell: The ECM Years

by John Kelman
April 26, 2011

Nothing trumps right place, right time. Sure, most artists pay plenty of dues-- sometimes in the public eye, oftentimes not--but for some, there's that serendipitous event that leads to greater visibility. Bill Frisell, surely one of the most important and influential guitarists of his generation, undoubtedly deserves all the accolades and artistic freedom he's achieved in ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Bill Frisell: Sign of Life - Music for 858 Quartet

by John Kelman
April 25, 2011

Bill FrisellSign of Life: Music for 858 QuartetSavoy Jazz2011 Bill Frisell fans attending the 2010 Ottawa International Jazz Festival were given a rare opportunity to catch two groups, for whom the guitarist was planning releases in the coming months: his new Beautiful Dreamers trio, a couple months ...

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Article: Interview

Bill Frisell: Ramping It Up

by John Kelman
April 25, 2011

It's always been a not-so-hidden truth, especially in the jazz world, that fans only get a small window into what their favorite artists are about. Artists' commercial releases--usually no more than one per year--rarely document the entirety of the various projects with which they're involved in the course of those 12 months. And when you're someone ...

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Song of the Day

Strange Meeting

April 25, 2011

Album: Previously Unreleased AAJ Exclusive
By Bill Frisell
Label: Songlines/Tonefield
Released: 0
Duration: 13:59

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News: Interview

All About Jazz Launches Bill Frisell Week with Interviews, Reviews, Exclusive Downloads and More!

April 25, 2011

Guitarist Bill Frisell may have just turned 60 earlier this year, but it's done nothing to slow him down. He's touring more than ever, and between a new contract with Savoy Jazz, that has allowed him to speed up releases to accommodate more projects than ever before, and his ongoing Live Download Series, where new live ...

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News: Festival

Blue Note Jazz Club Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival In New York City

April 19, 2011

Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Chaka Khan, Bobby McFerrin, The Roots and Many More to Perform in June at this Year's Largest New York Jazz Festival June 1—June 30, 2011 New York, NY—In honor of its 30th anniversary, the Blue Note Jazz Club is opening its doors throughout New York City during the month of June for ...

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News: Event

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Salutes Ellington at Emmanuel Church Boston, A Jazz Boston Kickoff Event

April 18, 2011

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (38th season, Mark Harvey Music Director) celebrates Duke Ellington at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, on Saturday April 30, 2011 at 8:00 pm. Tickets: $15. Call 617 776 8778. The show is a Weekend Kickoff Event in Jazz Boston's Jazz Week. Expect an exhilarating mix of classics and rarities ...

Article: Live Review

Bill Frisell

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 12, 2011

Linguaggi Jazz 2011 Conservatorio “G. Verdi" - Torino - 18.03.2011 Chiusura di classe per questa edizione di Linguaggi Jazz, dipanatasi tra il 2010 e il 2011 con inedita (e benvenuta!) durata semestrale. Tocca infatti a Bill Frisell, alla guida di un quartetto di soli strumenti a corda (con il violino di Carrie Rodriguez e le steel ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Ed Barrett

by AAJ Staff
April 10, 2011

Meet Ed Barrett: I began my musical studies at the age of six on the piano. I then began playing the French horn in fourth grade, and continued till the end of high school. I began playing jazz guitar in1988. I have a guitar performance degree from Berklee and a Master's in Jazz Studies ...

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Article: Album Review

Harriet Tubman: Ascension

Read "Ascension" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
April 10, 2011

It has been forty-six years since John Coltrane took his expanded ensemble into a studio to record Ascension (Impulse!, 1965), and many believe the jazz world has yet to come to grips with its significance and meaning. It has only been eleven years since the power trio Harriet Tubman, expanded into the Harriet Tubman Double Trio, ...