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.
Sound 17
2020s
- 2020
Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea
Music
Truth or Consequences
Music
2010s
- 2012
The Great Flood
Music
2000s
- 2009
Spookhuis
Music
- 2007
All Hat
Original Music Composer
- 2003
The Mesmerist
Original Music Composer
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Pop
Original Music Composer
American Hollow
Original Music Composer
- 1997
Tales from the Far Side II
Original Music Composer
- 1996
The Film of Her
Music
Four Boys in a Volvo
Music
- 1995
La scuola
Original Music Composer
- 1994
Tales from the Far Side
Music
- 1992
John Zorn's Naked City
Musician
1980s
- 1988
She Must Be Seeing Things
Musician
Acted in 6
2020s
- 2022
Inside Scofield
Movie
2010s
- 2017
Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison
Movie
Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017
Movie
- 2012
Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival
Guitar
- 2010
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
Movie
2000s
- 2008
McCoy Tyner - Guitars
Guitar
Appearances7
2020s
- 2023
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self
Even Hell Has Its Heroes
Self
Music for Black Pigeons
Self
- 2020
2010s
- 2018
Carmine Street Guitars
Self
- 2017
Bill Frisell: A Portrait
Himself
2000s
- 2002
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Self