Frisell

With Bill Frisell Bill Frisell is the most innovative and influential jazz guitarist of the past 25 years.

With a Country Twang Martin Johnson 2010

Although both of his art - inspired projects were suggested to him by others — the Richter set was the idea of the writer David Breskin — Mr. Frisell is never far from paintings; his wife is the painter Carole d'Inverno.

With a Country Twang Martin Johnson 2010

The movie will make its premiere here with a live soundtrack written and performed by omnidirectional guitarist Bill Frisell, along with Ron Miles on trumpet, Tony Scherr on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums.

Raging and Dancing in Equal Measure Andy Battaglia 2011

He is a sensitive partner in duos (with guitarist Bill Frisell and kora master Foday Musa Suso, among others) and within collectives (he first recorded "Oneness" in 1995, with guitarist John Abercrombie and bassist Dave Holland, in the leaderless Gateway Trio).

Playing Musical Chairs Larry Blumenfeld 2012

His closing-night show presents fans with a tough choice: Ornette Coleman, Bill Frisell, and the genre-bending Bucharest-meets-Big Apple composer Lucian Ban all play on the same evening.

This week's new live music 2011

His September appearances with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell have been overtaken this year by his "New Trio": French saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh sports a comparatively light, airy sound that suggests a pan-global, postmodern Lester Young ; guitarist Ben Monder occasionally creates Frisell-ian soundscapes, but also foregoes the electronics in favor of more traditional harmonic support.

The Jazz Scene: Hot Tones, Francophones Will Friedwald 2011

Guitarist Bill Frisell was the first contemporary musician to discover a vast, prairie-like expanse that stretches through the realms of jazz and folk music, interconnecting the two.

Belated Valentine's Songs Will Friedwald 2012

"Please, Please Me," for instance, resonates like a modern, minimalist movie score, and Mr. Frisell generalu makes great use of Lennon's abundant romantic lyricism.

Searching for New Jazz Under Every Rock Will Friedwald 2011

Led by Buddy Miller, pictured here, the Strings also feature New York jazz veterans Marc Ribot and Bill Frisell, and pedal-steel great Greg Leisz.

The Short List 2011

Two other new releases that support this idea are "The Music of Rufus Wainwright," by a septet called Vicious World, and "All We Are Saying," an exploration of the songs of John Lennon by the veteran experimental-jazz guitarist Bill Frisell.

Searching for New Jazz Under Every Rock Will Friedwald 2011