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It is extremely difficult
to categorize Bill Frisell's music. Typically he is pigeon-holed
as being a jazz guitar player, yet upon hearing Frisell,
most would agree that if it is necessary to be "labelled"
at all, a new name is warranted to describe this unique
musical voice. In many ways, Frisell's sound is reminiscent
of a pedal steel guitar. However, his music includes characteristics
of rock, country, and bluegrass, among various other styles.
He has played with a wide variety of musicians including
John Scofield, Elvis Costello, Ginger Baker, Suzanne Vega,
Bono, Brian Eno, and Norah Jones, to name just a few. Bill
Frisell is one of those musicians who is always pushing
the envelope and breaking down musical barriers. In recent
years, Bill has been the musical director of the "Century
of Song"
series of programs at the Ruhr Triennale Arts festival
in Germany. Lee Townsend of Songline
/ Tone Field Productions produced the series and Frisell
and Townsend invite guest songwriters, interpreters and
performers to collaborate with Bill.
Learn
more >
Fast
Atmosphere is pleased
to announce what many of Bill’s fans
have wanted for years! Live
shows available to the public! This is a monthly
release of live recordings from the console by Bill’s
great long-time sound engineer, Claudia Engelhart. The
shows are exclusively
available from BillFrisell.com and
will be made available in uncompressed FLAC files along
with MP3 and AAC files. Fast Atmosphere is honored to
help in making these live shows available to the public!
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