Bill Frisell

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Bill Frisell

Sound 75 March 18, 1951

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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 vari…

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Finding Forrester

Finding Forrester

7.1 2000 Movie
La scuola

La scuola

6.8 1995 Movie
American Hollow

American Hollow

6.4 1999 Movie
Tales from the Far Side

Tales from the Far Side

7.1 1994 Movie
Carmine Street Guitars

Carmine Street Guitars

7.2 2018 Movie
All Hat

All Hat

3.1 2007 Movie
Doppelgänger Paul

Doppelgänger Paul

2012 Movie
Tales from the Far Side II

Tales from the Far Side II

7.6 1997 Movie
Music for Black Pigeons

Music for Black Pigeons

6.8 2023 Movie
The Film of Her

The Film of Her

6.4 1996 Movie
She Must Be Seeing Things

She Must Be Seeing Things

5.5 1988 Movie
Spookhuis

Spookhuis

2009 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

    Movie Self

  2. 2023
    Even Hell Has Its Heroes

    Movie Self

  3. 2023
    Music for Black Pigeons

    Movie Self

  4. 2022
    Inside Scofield

    Movie

  5. 2020
    Motian in Motion

    Movie Self

  6. 2020
    Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea

    Movie Music

  7. 2020
    Truth or Consequences

    Movie Music

  8. 2018
    Carmine Street Guitars

    Movie Self

  9. 2017
    Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison

    Movie

  10. 2017
    Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017

    Movie

  11. 2017
    Bill Frisell: A Portrait

    Movie Himself

  12. 2014
    Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014

    Movie Guitare

  13. 2013
    Bill Frisell Big Sur Sextet - Festival Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz

    Movie Himself

  14. 2012
    The Great Flood

    Movie Music

  15. 2012
    Doppelgänger Paul

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 2012
    Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival

    Movie Guitar

More credits
  1. 2010
    Bill Frisell - Solos - The Jazz Sessions

    Movie Himself

  2. 2010
    Homeland: The Story of the Lark

    Movie

  3. 2010
    Portrait of a Man

    Movie Music

  4. 2009
    Spookhuis

    TV show Music

  5. 2008
    McCoy Tyner - Guitars

    Movie Guitar

  6. 2007
    All Hat

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2003
    The Mesmerist

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2002
    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

    Movie Self

  9. 2002
    Bill Frisell: Live In Montreal

    Movie Himself

  10. 2000
    Finding Forrester

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1999
    Pop

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1999
    American Hollow

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1997
    Tales from the Far Side II

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1996
    The Film of Her

    Movie Music

  15. 1996
    Four Boys in a Volvo

    Movie Music

  16. 1995
    La scuola

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1994
    Tales from the Far Side

    Movie Music

  18. 1992
    John Zorn's Naked City

    Movie Musician

  19. 1988
    She Must Be Seeing Things

    Movie Musician

  20. —
    John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990

    Movie Himself