Results for "Bill Frisell"

Bill Frisell: All Hat

by Ian Patterson
June 2, 2008

The problem with attempting to define Americana is that it is an all-encompassing term culturally speaking. As far as music goes, Americana runs the gamut from the Grateful Dead to Willie Nelson and just about everything in between. Equally, the music of guitarist Bill Frisell is difficult to describe without embarking on a short essay, and ...

Bill Frisell: History, Mystery

by Chris May
May 6, 2008

Over the 25 years he's been recording as a leader, guitarist Bill Frisell has worked in a multitude of settings, from gritty downtown to pastoral Americana, and with as many kinds of line-ups, from string trios through small groups to little-big bands. He's convinced in most contexts, and dug deep in many, always retaining his own ...

Bill Frisell: Pursuing Beauty

by Nenad Georgievski
November 1, 2007

There are people in this world who are blessed with the gift of constant searching for the beautiful in a world that has gone terribly wrong somewhere. Bill Frisell is someone that is evidently on a quest such as that one. Clearly one of the most original and most proficient guitarists now playing, he is acknowledged ...

Bill Frisell / Matt Chamberlain / Lee Townsend / Tucker Martine: Floratone

by John Kelman
August 9, 2007

The role of producer can range from bean counter and clock watcher to active musical participant, involved with details of arrangement and instrumentation. Still, it's almost unprecedented to see a collaborative group that lists not one, but two producers as actual band members. Even Teo Macero, who during Miles Davis' electric period, used innovative editing techniques ...

Taking a Magical Mastery Tour with The Bill Frisell Trio in Northampton, Massachusetts

by Lyn Horton
July 13, 2007

Bill Frisell Trio Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, Massachusetts June 21, 2007 Flourishing in something produces ecstasy. No experience can equal the satisfaction of a temporally bound creative act for which no result can be predicted and which simply becomes increasingly surprising as it evolves. The conversation that a musician ...

Bill Frisell: Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian

by John Barron
March 18, 2007

The old saying, you can't judge a book by its cover, certainly applies to the latest release by eclectic guitarist Bill Frisell on the Nonesuch label. The untitled recording--actually co-led by Frisell, pioneering bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Paul Motian--delivers an empathetic commentary on an expansive American musical landscape. What is pleasantly surprising--or perhaps reassuring--is that ...

Little Brother Bobby

Featuring the music of Bill Frisell
Duration: 6:18
February 25, 2007

Shenandoah

Featuring the music of Bill Frisell
Duration: 6:27
February 24, 2007

Just Like A Woman

Featuring the music of Bill Frisell
Duration: 4:04
February 23, 2007

The New Quintet Part 2

Featuring the music of Bill Frisell
Duration: 8:46
February 22, 2007