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Bill Frisell was born in Baltimore, but was raised in Denver, CO. Once a classical clarinetist, he established a firm base in his traditional harmonic knowledge early on in life. Throughout high school and college he also played guitar in various rock and R&B groups in the Denver area. During high school, however, he became profoundly interested in jazz guitar. In 1971 Frisell attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, and also began studying with Jim Hall, one of the prominent jazz guitarists of the 1960’s. At Berklee, he was able to develop his ideas with similar players like Pat Metheny, who was a classmate. After a while he began to fuse his Be-Bop knowledge with his other musical tastes, and his childhood in the midwest added a certain western “twang” to his sound. By the 90’s, Frisell had become one of the most prominent figures in jazz, releasing many highly-acclaimed records with various jazz legends such as Elvin Jones, Dave Holland, Paul Motian, Don Alias. He has also played with such rock artists as Ginger Baker, Marianne Faithful, Elvis Costello, Michael Shrieve, and played guitar for Norah Jones on at least one of her albums. He now lives in Seattle, WA.
Discography
* Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (2006)
* Richter 858 (2005)
* East/West (2005)
* Unspeakable (2004)
Discography
* Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (2006)
* Richter 858 (2005)
* East/West (2005)
* Unspeakable (2004)
Videos
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Bill Frisell ~ A Change Is Gonna Come
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Bill Frisell 'Shenandoah"
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Bill Frisell ~ Ron Carter
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Bill Frisell 'That Was Then'
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Zamotek wrote:
I just love that guy Greg Leisz (and the song also)! What a music!
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jotdotde wrote:
great music while working......
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karbonatok wrote:
hi, do anybody know where it is possible to find rapidshare (or [spam] or whatever) link for Blues dream album?
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AScoopOfSoup wrote:
He's great.
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dimaensionx wrote:
I really loved the album he did with "Power Tools" (Melvin Gibbs and Ronald Shannon Jackson)
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BastardHedgehog wrote:
this is so so good
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Ovton wrote:
I very much like the piece probability cloud, or probability 13. On the new record however, with the strings, it is different now, compared to when they played it with the quintet live in 2006/7.
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darqilem wrote:
http://www.lastfm.it/music/Dario+Chillemi
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sheldonknowsall wrote:
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian is on my top 5 album list for sure. Worse and Worse is one of my favorite songs of all time. And I love I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry (both versions I've heard). A very unique artist, no doubt. Can't get enough of this guy.
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selim714 wrote:
Listening to Blues for Los Angeles is like listening to a soundtrack about a day in the life out here. If everybody had this playing in their car it would be less short tempers.
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jrmybwedding wrote:
bill frisell is on three tracks on the new Earth album, The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull, which I highly recommend.
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coffeecorrupts wrote:
Denver tonight!
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sc59428 wrote:
the instructional DVD is top notch!
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zingringo wrote:
synching music up to films... (if you act as you think, the missing link, synchronicity)
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barthede wrote:
also people should check out the bill frisell instructional dvd... it's kind of a riot really
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barthede wrote:
dave douglas did a similar thing with a fatty arbuckle film with the album keystone... it is also very interesting and worth checking out
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deanchristesen wrote:
Has anybody else gotten Music for the Films of Buster Keaton and then synced them up with the film? It's incredible, I recommend it to anyone. It's like modern day vaudeville, of course in Bill Frisell's style.
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TomMuir wrote:
East/West is a great live album. I've been listening to Bill Frisell Ron Carter Paul Motian too. It's cool. I especially like You are my Sunshine. Wooo! Bill Frisell pwns.
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barthede wrote:
people should check out victor krauss.. . he plays with frisell. he's great.
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zingringo wrote:
shenandoah's been doing the rounds on all sorts of people's albums lately. it's a traditional song.
Events
- Nov 15 Bill Frisell Barbican Centre, London, United Kingdom
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Jason Moran
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, United States
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Apr
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bill frisell, rudy royston, tony scherr
Boulder Theater, Denver, United States
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| 3 attendees
News
...Collaborations....your thoughts!
22 Aug 2006 | from blog.myspace.com/billfrisellofficial
Bill Frisell has performed with numerous musicians over the years which has contributed to the shape and sound of his music. He just finished a short tour as a duo with jazz guitarist Russell Malone .. …
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