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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
Even Hell Has Its Heroes
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
Music for Black Pigeons
Character:
MOVIE • 2023
Inside Scofield
Character:
MOVIE • 2022
Motian in Motion
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2020
Carmine Street Guitars
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2018
Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison
Character:
MOVIE • 2017
Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017
Character:
MOVIE • 2017
Bill Frisell: A Portrait
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2017
Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014
Character: Guitare
MOVIE • 2014
Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age - Maison de la Culture 2014
Character: Guitar
MOVIE • 2014
Bill Frisell Big Sur Sextet - Festival Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2013
Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival
Character: Guitar
MOVIE • 2012
Bill Frisell - Solos - The Jazz Sessions
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2010
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
Character:
MOVIE • 2010
McCoy Tyner - Guitars
Character: Guitar
MOVIE • 2008
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2002
Bill Frisell: Live In Montreal
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2002
John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
Character: Himself
MOVIE • TBA
Crew
Crew Credits
Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea
Role: Music
MOVIE • 2020
Truth or Consequences
Role: Music
MOVIE • 2020
The Great Flood
Role: Music
MOVIE • 2012
Doppelgänger Paul
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2012
Portrait of a Man
Role: Music
MOVIE • 2010
All Hat
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2007
The Mesmerist
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2003
Pop
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1999
American Hollow
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 1999
Tales from the Far Side II
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1997
The Film of Her
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1996
Four Boys in a Volvo
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1996
La scuola
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1995
Tales from the Far Side
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1994
John Zorn's Naked City
Role: Musician
MOVIE • 1992