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My Take
Bill Frisell is one of those guitarists who genuinely defies easy categorization, and I mean that as the highest compliment. He came up through Berklee and broke through on ECM Records in the 1980s, where his tone — that warm, slightly reverb-soaked, hovering-in-space sound — instantly set him apart from every other jazz guitarist around. What I love about Frisell is that he never stopped being curious: he's moved through jazz, Americana, country, classical, and experimental noise (his long run with John Zorn is evidence enough), yet every record sounds unmistakably like him. He's a chameleon who never loses himself. Decades in, he's still one of the most distinctive and quietly influential voices in American music.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bill Frisell
- Name (Japanese)
- ビル・フリゼール
- Reading
- びる・ふりぜーる
- Born
- March 18, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Occupation
- composer / jazz guitarist / jazz musician / guitarist
2. Background
- High school
- East High School
- University
- Berklee College of Music
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.billfrisell.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
Frequently asked questions
When was Bill Frisell born?
Born March 18, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Bill Frisell from?
Bill Frisell is from Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
What does Bill Frisell do?
Bill Frisell works as composer, jazz guitarist, jazz musician, guitarist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.