Bill Frisell
Jimmy Katz
The former "house guitarist" for pioneering German modern jazz label ECM, Frisell has worked with artists as varied as Elvis Costello, John Zorn and classical composer Gavin Bryars.
Concerts
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February 14, 2013 Hear the guitarist in three Newport settings, from a John Lennon tribute to a set by The Bad Plus.
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JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jason Moran's 'Live: Time On The Quilts Of Gee's Bend' Suite On JazzSet
()February 7, 2013 The composer and pianist ushers in his era as Artistic Advisor for Jazz at the Kennedy Center.
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August 8, 2012 A piano trio sui generis meets one of its heroes, a guitarist down for anything.
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August 5, 2012 The flexible, long-time collaborators perform alone together on stage, thinking on their feet.
August 4, 2012 With his inventive arrangements, the guitarist doesn't hide his love away for classic Beatles tunes.
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April 22, 2010 It's a big, bigger, biggest show with Joanne Brackeen, Ron Miles' Quartet and the Mingus Big Band.
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March 17, 2011 Frisell straps on his trusty Fender Telecaster at the Kennedy Center with his flexible trio.
March 19, 2009 The jazz trumpeter leads an all-star set with legendary guitarist Bill Frisell.
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September 3, 2008 All three towering figures of modern jazz have played together for more than 25 years.
Studio Sessions
February 1, 2013 The guitarist plays with expansiveness and a feel for the wide-open space between notes.
Interviews & Profiles
June 2, 2005 With her newest CD, soprano Renée Fleming makes a leap from opera to jazz.
March 6, 2005 Petra Haden offers an a cappella version of The Who Sell Out.
Discover Songs
July 20, 2009 Hear new music from The Monsters of Folk, Jim James, The Tallest Man on Earth, and more.
July 13, 2009 The work of an eccentric portrait photographer, imagined for a 21st-century string band.
February 28, 2008 The band plays noir-Americana like outlaw jazz improvisers on their way to collect a bounty.
October 2, 2007 In Floratone's "The Passenger," Bill Frisell's tremolo-intensive guitar sits front and center.
December 20, 2006 Tom Moon looks at this year's under-appreciated gems: the Shadow Classics of the future.
March 6, 2005 NPR's Ned Wharton looks at a pair of CDs designed to be appreciated with visual components.
March 3, 2003 The latest invention from Bill Frisell; the experimental folk of Calexico; a mysterious soundtra...
September 11, 2001 As NPR covered the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington DC, it was music that gave liste...
January 1, 2000 Gustavo Santaolalla, Giovanni De Chiaro, Medeski Martin and Wood, Knut Hamre and Steve Tibbetts,...
Reviews
January 8, 2010 Kevin Whitehead says there are more great jazz DVDs than anyone can follow. We'll try anyway.
July 20, 2009 Hear new music from The Monsters of Folk, Jim James, The Tallest Man on Earth, and more.
February 28, 2008 The band plays noir-Americana like outlaw jazz improvisers on their way to collect a bounty.
October 2, 2007 In Floratone's "The Passenger," Bill Frisell's tremolo-intensive guitar sits front and center.
June 2, 2005 With her newest CD, soprano Renée Fleming makes a leap from opera to jazz.
March 6, 2005 NPR's Ned Wharton looks at a pair of CDs designed to be appreciated with visual components.
More Stories
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August 17, 2012 If you haven't heard his music in a while, you might have forgotten: The country pioneer had swing.
February 3, 2012 The brilliant and nimble guitarist reinvents the songs of John Lennon at the NPR Music offices.
