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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Carmine Street Guitars (2018) — Self
2. Music for Black Pigeons (2023) — Self
3. A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2002) — Self
4. AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2023) — Self
5. Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017) — Himself
6. Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison (2017)
7. Bill Frisell - Solos - The Jazz Sessions (2010) — Himself
8. Bill Frisell Big Sur Sextet - Festival Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz (2013) — Himself
9. Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014 (2014) — Guitare
10. Even Hell Has Its Heroes (2023) — Self
11. Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival (2012) — Guitar
12. Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017 (2017)
13. McCoy Tyner - Guitars (2008) — Guitar
14. Bill Frisell: Live In Montreal (2002) — Himself
15. Motian in Motion (2020) — Self
16. John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990 — Himself
17. Inside Scofield (2022)
18. Homeland: The Story of the Lark (2010)