Bill Frisell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bill Frisell
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Mar 18, 1951(1951-03-18)
Age	73
Birthplace	Baltimore
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Pisces

Bill Frisell Biography

Bill Frisell is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on March 18, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Jazz guitarist who began performing in the 1960s along with Jazz guitarist who started performing in the 1960s with Elvis Costello and John Zorn. and John Zorn.

As the director of music, he was responsible of Century of Song, which included He was the musical director for Century of Song, which featured Suzanne Vega..

Frisell organized a regular working group in the mid-1980s consisting of Kermit Driscoll on bass, Joey Baron on drums, and Hank Roberts on cello (later reduced to a trio when Roberts left). For studio projects, this group was regularly joined by other musicians.

In the 1980s, Frisell moved to Hoboken, New Jersey and was active in the New York jazz scene. He forged an early partnership with John Zorn—including as a member of avant garde jazz band Naked City—and performed or recorded with many others. He also became known for his work in Paul Motian’s trio, along with saxophonist Joe Lovano.

His parents relocated between Baltimore, Maryland to Denver, Colorado when he was young.

Bill Frisell Net Worth

Bill Frisell is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bill Frisell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member of his fellow musicians from the Denver Symphony Orchestra in his high school time. The clarinet was one of the instruments he first learned.

He was a friend with comic artist He was a close friend of cartoonist Gary Larson and provided the theme music to Larson’s Far Side television series. and was the composer of the theme tune for Larson’s Far Side television show.

William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American guitarist, composer and arranger. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell came to prominence as a stalwart for ECM Records. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a member of the New York City Downtown Scene where he formed a long partnership with John Zorn. He was also a longtime member of Paul Motian’s groups from the early 1980s until Motian’s death in 2011. Since 2000, Frisell’s eclectic output as a bandleader has emphasized folk, country music, and Americana.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bill Frisell Dating?

According to our records, Bill Frisell married to Carole D'Inverno. As of December 1, 2023, Bill Frisell’s is not dating anyone.

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Also in 1999 he released The Sweetest Punch, which featured a seven-piece jazz ensemble reworking the tunes written and recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach on Painted from Memory.

Facts & Trivia

Bill Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bill Frisell celebrates birthday on March 18 of every year.

His original guitar teacher in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area was Dale Bruning, with whom Frisell released the 2000 duo album Reunion. After graduating from Northern Colorado, where he studied with Johnny Smith, Frisell went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied with Jon Damian and Jim Hall.

What kind of guitar does Bill Frisell play?

He mainly uses telecasters and feels “most at home” on telecasters.

Where is Bill Frisell from?

Baltimore, MD

Who has Bill Frisell played with?

He plays with Ginger Baker, from Cream; as well as Norah Jones and Paul Simon; with the sixties jazz stalwarts Elvin Jones and Charles Lloyd; and with the folk-song savant Sam Amidon. He makes twenty-eight records with Paul Motian, famed as the drummer in Bill Evans’s trio.

How old is Bill Frisell?

71 years (March 18, 1951)

What gauge strings did Joe Pass use?

In terms of the heavyweights, Joe Pass used 0.12s and Wes Montgomery was apparently on 0.14s!