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Bill Frisell (b. 1951)

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Birthplace:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Born:
March 18, 1951

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Music:
1994  Tales from the Far Side
1995  La scuola
1996  Four Boys in a Volvo
1996  The Film of Her
1997  Tales from the Far Side II
1999  Pop
2010  Portrait of a Man
2012  The Great Flood
2020  Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea
2020  Truth or Consequences

Musician:
1992  John Zorn's Naked City
1994  Tales from the Far Side
1995  La scuola
1996  Four Boys in a Volvo
1996  The Film of Her
1997  Tales from the Far Side II
1999  Pop
2010  Portrait of a Man
2012  The Great Flood
2020  Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea
2020  Truth or Consequences

Original Music Composer:
1992  John Zorn's Naked City
1994  Tales from the Far Side
1995  La scuola
1996  Four Boys in a Volvo
1996  The Film of Her
1997  Tales from the Far Side II
1999  American Hollow
1999  Pop
2003  The Mesmerist
2007  All Hat
2010  Portrait of a Man
2012  Doppelgänger Paul
2012  The Great Flood
2020  Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea
2020  Truth or Consequences

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