One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late '80s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more. He is known for using an array of effects to create unique sounds from his instrument.
His original guitar teacher in the Denver area was Dale Bruning, with whom Frisell released the 2000 duo album "Reunion". After graduating from Northern Colorado, where he studied with Johnny Smith, Frisell went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston and studied with Jon Damian and Jim Hall.
Frisell's major break came when guitarist Pat Metheny was unable to make a recording session, and recommended Frisell to Paul Motian who was recording Psalm (1982) for ECM Records. Frisell became ECM's in-house guitar player, and worked on several albums, most notably Jan Garbarek's 1981 Paths, Prints. Frisell's first solo release was In Line featured solo guitar and duets with bassist Arild Andersen.
Frisell's first group to receive much acclaim was a quartet with Kermit Driscoll on bass, Joey Baron on drums, and Hank Roberts on cello (later slimmed down to a trio when Roberts left). Many other albums with larger ensembles were recorded with this group as the core.
In the 1980s Frisell lived in New York City and was an active participant in the city's music scene. He forged an early partnership with John Zorn—including as a member of quick-change band Naked City—and performed or recorded with many others. He also became known for his work in drummer Paul Motian's trio, along with saxophonist Joe Lovano.
In the mid-1990s, Frisell disbanded his trio. He continued the trend marked by Have a Little Faith by more explicitly incorporating elements of bluegrass and country music into his music. His friendship with Gary Larson led him to provide music for the TV version of The Far Side (released on the album Quartet along with music written for Keaton's Convict 13). Since the late 1990s Bill Frisell has lived in Bainbridge Island, Washington, near Seattle.
Several of Frisell's songs, including his recording of "Over the Rainbow" and "Coffaro's Theme", were featured in the movie Finding Forrester (2000).
In 1999, Frisell was commissioned by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota to compose Blues Dream, which he premiered on November 15, 1999. He later recorded the work for a 2001 release on Nonesuch.
Between 2003 and 2005 Frisell acted as musical director for Century of Song, a series of concerts at the German arts festival RuhrTriennale (produced by Lee Townsend). Frisell invited artists including Rickie Lee Jones, Elvis Costello, Suzanne Vega, Arto Lindsay, Loudon Wainwright III, Vic Chesnutt, Van Dyke Parks, Buddy Miller, Ron Sexsmith and Chip Taylor to perform their favorite songs in new arrangements.
In 2003, Frisell's The Intercontinentals was nominated for a Grammy award; he won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his album Unspeakable. His 2008 album, History, Mystery was nominated for a 2009 Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group. Frisell was also a judge for the 6th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
Frisell has united with Matt Chamberlain, Tucker Martine, and Lee Townsend in the Floratone band, and they have released an album on Blue Note (2007), featuring guest performance of Viktor Krauss, Ron Miles, Eyvind Kang.
In 2008, Frisell performed as a featured guest on Earth's album The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull.
In 2009, Frisell featured in a duet rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" with singer-songwriter, Sam Shrieve. The recording was released on Shrieve's debut album Bittersweet Lullabies.
In 2010, Bill Frisell started working with the Savoy Jazz label and released Beautiful Dreamers in August of 2010, then a second release of Sign of Life in April, 2011. Also, on January 25th, 2011 Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuaria release Lagrimas Mexicanas on the E1 label.
Richard William "Bill" Frisell (nacido el 18 de marzo 1951) es un guitarrista y compositor estadounidense.Uno de los guitarristas de liderazgo en el jazz desde finales de los 80, la música ecléctica Frisell toca el folk progresivo, música clásica, música country, el ruido y mucho más. Él es conocido por usar una serie de efectos para crear sonidos únicos de su instrumento.Frisell nació en Baltimore, Maryland, pero pasó la mayor parte de su juventud en el área de Denver, Colorado. Él tocaba el clarinete en su juventud, se graduó de Denver East High School, y se fue a la Universidad del Norte de Colorado para estudiar música.Su profesor de guitarra original en el área de Denver fue Dale Bruning, con quien Frisell dúo lanzó el álbum de 2000 "Reunion".Después de graduarse de Northern Colorado, donde estudió con Johnny Smith, Frisell fue a la Berklee College of Music en Boston y estudió con Jon Damián y Jim Hall.
En la década de 1980 Frisell vivía en Nueva York y fue un participante activo en la escena musical de la ciudad. Él forjó una alianza temprana con John Zorn, incluso como miembro del rápido cambio de banda Naked City y realiza o grabado con muchos otros. También se hizo conocido por su trabajo en el trío el batería Paul Motian, junto con el saxofonista Joe Lovano.En 1988, Frisell dejó Nueva York y se mudó a Seattle, Washington. En la década de 1990 Frisell hizo dos de sus discos con mejores críticas: en primer lugar, Have a Little Faith, un ambicioso estudio de la cultura americana de todos los colores, de Charles Ives y Aaron Copland (la totalidad de Billy the Kid) a John Hiatt (el título canción), Bob Dylan ("Just Like A Woman") y Madonna (a largo, rock psicodélico con tintes versión de "Live to Tell"), y en segundo lugar, esta tierra, un conjunto complementario de los originales. Durante este tiempo ha realizado con muchos músicos, incluyendo a los más próximos y, como Douglas septiembre en el álbum de 10 toros.También se diversificó mediante la realización de bandas sonoras para películas de cine mudo de Buster Keaton con su trío, y ha contribuido a latido álbum de Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Varias de las canciones Frisell, incluyendo su grabación de "Over the Rainbow" y "Coffaro de Tema", aparecieron en la película Descubriendo a Forrester (2000).En 1999, Frisell fue encargado por el Walker Art Center de Minneapolis, Minnesota para componer sueño Blues, que estrenó el 15 de noviembre de 1999. Más tarde grabó el trabajo de un comunicado de 2001 sobre Nonesuch.También en 1999, publicó The Sweetest Punch ofreció una reelaboración de siete músicos de jazz ensemble las canciones escritas y grabadas por Elvis Costello y Burt Bacharach en Painted From Memory .
En 2008, Frisell realiza como invitado en el álbum de la Tierra Las abejas de miel Hecho en el cerebro de los Leones.En 2009, Frisell aparece en una versión dueto de Leonard Cohen "Hallelujah" con Shrieve cantautor Sam. La grabación se lanzó en canciones de cuna Shrieve álbum debut agridulce.En 2010, Bill Frisell comenzó a trabajar con el sello Savoy Jazz y puesto en libertad Dreamers Hermosa, en agosto de 2010, luego una segunda versión de señales de vida en abril de 2011.Asimismo, el 25 de enero 2011 Bill Frisell y Vinicius Cantarian liberación Lagrimas Mexicanas en la etiqueta E1.
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