Bill Frisell
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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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movieDoppelgänger Paul
2012
Original Music Composer
tvSpookhuis
2009
Music
movieAll Hat
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Original Music Composer
movieThe Mesmerist
2003
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movieFinding Forrester
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moviePop
1999
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movieAmerican Hollow
1999
Original Music Composer
movieTales from the Far Side II
1997
Original Music Composer
movieLa scuola
1995
Original Music Composer
movieJohn Zorn's Naked City
1992
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