Bill Frisell

Biography

William Richard Frisell is an American jazz guitarist. He first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a participant in the Downtown Scene in New York City, where he formed a long working relationship with composer and saxophonist John Zorn. He was also a longtime member of veteran drummer Paul Motian's groups from the early 1980s until Motian's death in 2011. Since the late 1990s, Frisell's output as a bandleader has also integrated prominent elements of folk, country, rock ‘n’ roll and Americana. He has six Grammy nominations and one win.

Known For

AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Carmine Street Guitars

Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison

Motian in Motion

Music for Black Pigeons

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

Even Hell Has Its Heroes

Homeland: The Story of the Lark

All Movies (19)

• AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex2023 · as Self
• Even Hell Has Its Heroes2023 · as Self
• Music for Black Pigeons2023 · as Self
• Inside Scofield2022
• Motian in Motion2020 · as Self
• Carmine Street Guitars2018 · as Self
• Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison2017
• Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 20172017
• Bill Frisell: A Portrait2017 · as Himself
• Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 20142014 · as Guitare
• Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 20142014 · as Guitar
• Bill Frisell Big Sur Sextet - Festival Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz2013 · as Himself
• Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival2012 · as Guitar
• Bill Frisell - Solos - The Jazz Sessions2010 · as Himself
• Homeland: The Story of the Lark2010
• McCoy Tyner - Guitars2008 · as Guitar
• A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn2002 · as Self
• Bill Frisell: Live In Montreal2002 · as Himself
• John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990— · as Himself