Bill Frisell
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- March 18, 1951 (age 75)
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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
Filmography
Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea
Movie · Music
Truth or Consequences
Movie · Music
The Great Flood
Movie · Music
Doppelgänger Paul
Movie · Original Music Composer
Portrait of a Man
Movie · Music
Spookhuis
TV · Music · 3 eps
All Hat
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Mesmerist
Movie · Original Music Composer
Finding Forrester
Movie · Original Music Composer
American Hollow
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pop
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tales from the Far Side II
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Film of Her
Movie · Music
Four Boys in a Volvo
Movie · Music
La scuola
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tales from the Far Side
Movie · Music
John Zorn's Naked City
Movie · Musician
She Must Be Seeing Things
Movie · Musician