
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.

Music for Black Pigeons
MOVIE • 2023

AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
MOVIE • 2023

McCoy Tyner - Guitars
MOVIE • 2008

Motian in Motion
MOVIE • 2020

Carmine Street Guitars
MOVIE • 2018

Homeland: The Story of the Lark
MOVIE • 2010

Inside Scofield
MOVIE • 2022

Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison
MOVIE • 2017

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
MOVIE • 2002

Even Hell Has Its Heroes
MOVIE • 2023

Bill Frisell: A Portrait
MOVIE • 2017

Bill Frisell Trio - Melbourne Jazz Festival 2017
MOVIE • 2017

Bill Frisell plays John Lennon La Villete Jazz Festival
MOVIE • 2012