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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bill Frisell Honored As Guitarist Of The Year At 2008 Jazz Awards On June 18, Bill Frisell was honored as Guitarist of the Year at the 2008 Jazz Awards. The Jazz Journalists Association’s 12th annual Jazz Awards ceremony took place in New York to celebrate and recognize the best in jazz and jazz journalism. Frisell beat out fellow guitarists Pat Metheny, Russell Malone and Lionel Loueke for the award – winners are based on votes cast by members of the Jazz Journalists Association. Catch Bill Frisell touring throughout the U.S. this year in support of his latest acclaimed release, History, Mystery...see tour dates >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Grammy Award-winning guitarist, composer and bandleader Bill Frisell’s new album History, Mystery will be released by Nonesuch on May 13, 2008. This two-disc set finds Frisell performing with a large band recorded in various combinations and contexts, live and in the studio. The CD features an octet of strings, horns, and rhythm section including some of Frisell’s closest collaborators - Jenny Scheinman (violin), Eyvind Kang (viola), Hank Roberts (cello), Ron Miles (cornet), Greg Tardy (clarinet and tenor saxophone), Tony Scherr (bass), and Kenny Wollesen (drums). History, Mystery debuts many recent Frisell compositions as well as a few of his arrangements of favorite pieces by other songwriters, ranging in style from soul pioneer Sam Cooke, to jazzmen Thelonious Monk and Lee Konitz. Bill Frisell was named Best Guitarist for the fourth year in a row (and seventh in 10 years) in the latest Downbeat Critics Poll and is also a three time Downbeat Readers Poll winner for Best Guitarist. Catch Bill Frisell on tour throughout 2008 in various band formats...see tour dates >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rosebud artists Bettye LaVette and Mavis Staples scored spots in the top 35 of Village Voice's annual "Pazz & Jop Poll" for LaVette’s Scene Of The Crime and Staples’ We'll Never Turn Back. The annual poll combines ballots from 577 critics’ Top 10 lists to acknowledge the best albums of 2007. Additional Rosebud artists whose CDs were honored were Bill Frisell (for his work with Floratone and with Paul Motian and Joe Lovano) Loudon Wainwright III, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ruthie Foster, Pieta Brown, Ann Savoy and the late Muddy Waters. Compilations that featured Rosebud artists were Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars), Goin Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino (Allen Toussaint, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Trombone Shorty and Marcia Ball) and Song Of America (The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bettye LaVette). See the full list of albums at: Village Voice's annual "Pazz & Jop Poll" >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Amazon.com has released their annual picks for Best Music of the Year and Rosebud artists Bettye LaVette, Mavis Staples, John Hammond, Loudon Wainwright III and Bill Frisell are among those honored. Bettye LaVette's The Scene of the Crime was recognized as the #2 CD of the year in the R&B category, while Mavis Staples' We'll Never Turn Back (produced by Ry Cooder) was selected as the #5 CD of the year in the Gospel category. Mavis also makes an appearance with her family The Staple Singers on the #3 R&B CD of the Year The Stax 50th Anniversary Collection, which also features songs by Rosebud artist Booker T. Jones (of Booker T. & the MG's). Loudon Wainwright III's Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up was named the fifth Best Soundtrack of the year. And John Hammond's Push Comes To Shove and Richard Thompson's Sweet Warrior (Rosebud is booking Richard's 1000 Years Of Popular Music tour) made the Top Ten lists in the Blues and Folk categories, respectively. Bill Frisell's studio project Floratone (featuring Lee Townsend, Matt Chamberlain and Tucker Martine) was named the #5 Jazz CD of the year. Congratulations to all. To purchase the CDs and help support Music In Schools Today at no extra cost, please click here. Amazon.com: Best Music of the Year 2007 >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Floratone - a new studio project from Bill Frisell, drummer Matt Chamberlain, and producers Tucker Martine and Lee Townsend - will release a self-titled album on Blue Note Records August 14. The project, two years in the making, began when Frisell and Chamberlain got together in Seattle for a lengthy session of free improvisations. They gave the resulting tapes to Townsend and Martine, who chopped, shaped and edited the hours of recordings into an album-length disc. Bassist Viktor Krauss, cornetist Ron Miles, violin/viola player Eyvind Kang joined in to add finishing touches. "This was one of the most extreme in-the-studio projects I've ever been involved in," Frisell said. "I'm really happy with how it came out. It feels like a band type of thing. I've worked with Lee and Tucker many times, with Lee as producer and Tucker as the engineer, but never like this. They made as many contributions as Matt and I did." • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bill Frisell was named Best Guitarist for the fourth year in a row (and seventh in 10 years) in Downbeat's Critics Poll. Several frequent Frisell collaborators were also honored: Sam Yahel was on top in the Rising Star Organ category and Jenny Scheinman was named #1 Rising Star Violin, while producer (and Frisell manager) Lee Townsend, drummers Brian Blade and Joey Baron, and violinist Eyvind Kang were among the honorees in their respective categories. Bettye LaVette and Charlie Musselwhite both placed in the top 10 for Blues Artist/Group, and Tommy Castro was among the Rising Star Blues Artist/Group honorees. The Blues Album category included J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton’s "The Road To Escondido" as well as Musselwhite’s "Delta Hardware". Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint’s "The River In Reverse" and Richard Thompson’s "The Life And Music Of Richard Thompson" were honored in the Beyond Album category. Congratulations to all the honorees! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
United States Artists (USA) honored Bill Frisell and one of his long time collaborators Jim Woodring by naming the pair one of the organization's first 50 Fellows. USA was launched in September 2005 with seed funding provided by a coalition of leading foundations - Ford, Rockefeller, Prudential, and Rasmuson - in an act of unprecedented private investment in individual artists and the creative potential of America. The initial investment enables the organization to pilot the USA Fellows program, awarding $50,000 grants to fifty artists each year beginning this year. Artist nominations are made by an anonymous group of arts leaders, critics, scholars, and artists chosen by USA who are asked to nominate artists they believe show an extraordinary commitment to their craft. Congratulations to all the inaugural Fellows and for more information on United States Artists go to United States Artists (USA) main page >>. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
After topping the 2006 Downbeat Critics Poll as Best Guitarist for the third year in a row (and sixth time in the past nine years) , Bill Frisell has again just repeated as the Downbeat Reader's Poll winner for Best Guitarist in 2006 as well. Bill also scored high in rankings for Best Jazz Artist and Jazz Album for his double live CD East/West. Several musicians who have recorded and performed on stage with Frisell this year also were recognized in the Downbeat's readers poll. Ron Carter and Paul Motian, who released the self titled CD Bill Frisell, Ron Carter and Paul Motian, scored top 5 rankings in the bass and drummer categories, respectively. Jack DeJohnette, who toured and released The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers with Frisell in 2006 was named Best Drummer in the poll. Brian Blade who also collaborates with Frisell regularly also scored a top 5 ranking as favorite drummer. Another frequent Frisell collaborator, Sam Yahel, ranked among the top players in the organ category. Congratulations to all the artists who were recognized as the best in their field by Downbeat readers! now. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Loudon Wainwright III and Bill Frisell are both featured on Anti Record's two-CD release, "Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys." The project, inspired by actor Johnny Depp and film director Gore Verbinski and produced by Hal Willner, is a collection of songs from this lost genre. Loudon contributes his version of the songs "Turkish Revelry" and "Good Ship Venus" while Bill Frisell reinterprets "Spanish Ladies" for the collection. Other artist featured on the album include Bono, Sting, Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams and actor John C. Reilly. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter and Paul Motian release their self titled CD on September 12, 2006, on Nonesuch Records. For two days in February 2005, guitarist Bill Frisell joined upright bassist legend Ron Carter, a member of Miles Davis' groundbreaking 60s bands, and drummer Paul Motian, part of the equally-storied Bill Evans Trio, at Avatar Studios in Manhattan to record original compositions from Carter and Frisell, a pair of Thelonious Monk tunes, and a handful of the folk-country-Tin Pan Alley chestnuts that Frisell likes to disassemble and recombine in beautifully abstract form. Catch Bill Frisell on tour in various stage formats throughout 2006 - see tour dates >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bill Frisell has repeated as Best Guitarist in the annual Downbeat Magazine critics poll (Aug 2006). Bill was among the very best in other categories including Best Jazz Artist and Best Jazz Album (for his East/West AND his collaboration with Paul Motian and Joe Lovano "I Have The Room Above Her"). Individual musicians from Bill's various touring bands were also recognized including Jack DeJohnette (#1 Drummer), Jenny Scheinman (#1 Rising Star Violin, Violin), Sam Yahel (#1 Rising Star Organ, Organ, Keyboard), Paul Motian (Drums), Brian Blade (Rising Star Drums, Drums) and Greg Tardy (Rising Star Clarinet). Bill's manager and producer Lee Townsend was also recognized in the Producer and Rising Star Producer categories. Rosebud artists Bettye LaVette and Marcia Ball were also ranked among the best blues artists. Bettye was recognized in the Best Blues Artist, Best Blues Album and Best Beyond Album for her latest release I've Got My Own Hell To Raise. Marcia was also recognized in the Best Blues Artist and Best Blues Album (Live! Down the Road) categories. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bill Frisell is featured on Paul Simon's new album Surprise. Produced by Brian Eno, the album includes guest appearances by both Bill Frisell and Herbie Hancock. Bill will also tour this Fall with acclaimed drummer Jack DeJohnette in support of their recent live album The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers. Watch for news on other special collaborations and unique touring plans from Bill, coming soon. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bill Frisell's new CD East/West will be released August 9 on Nonesuch Records. The double disc captures two live trio performances with drummer Kenny Wolleson and bassist Tony Scherr at New York's Village Vanguard, as well as a show with Wolleson and bassist Viktor Krauss at Yoshi's in Oakland. Beyond covers of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" and Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," the "West" disc sports such Frisell originals as "Blues for Los Angeles," "Boubacar" and "Pipe Down." "East" contains originals "Ron Carter" and "The Vanguard" alongside covers such as Henry Mancini's "The Days of Wine and Roses," and Johnny Cash's "Tennessee Flat Top Box". The always-busy Frisell who can also be seen on the July cover of Downbeat magazine has tour dates lined up throughout 2005. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bill Frisell, Mavis Staples and Bettye LaVette Named Among Best CDs of 2005 by Downbeat Magazine Albums by Rosebud Artists Bill Frisell, Mavis Staples and Bettye LaVette were named in Downbeat Magazine's Best CDs of 2005 list. Bill Frisell, who was also named best guitarist in Downbeat's Readers and Critics Polls, was honored for both East/West and Unspeakable. Mavis Staples made the list with her album Have a Little Faith. Bettye LaVette was honored for her .album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise. Bill Frisell Wins Best Guitarist Title in Downbeat's Reader's Poll After topping the 2005 Downbeat Critics Poll as Best Guitarist, Bill Frisell has just won the Downbeat Reader's Poll as Best Guitarist as well. Bill also scored well in rankings for Best Jazz Artist and Jazz Album for his 2005 Grammy award winning Unspeakable CD. Jack DeJohnette, who will collaborate with Bill in the fall of 2006, was named Best Drummer in the poll. Brian Blade and Paul Motian who also collaborate with Bill regularly also both scored top 5 rankings as favorite drummers. Another frequent Frisell collaborator, Sam Yahel, ranked among the top players in both the electric keyboard/synthesizer and organ categories. The same December 2005 issue features Bill pictured with Rolling Stone (and fellow Rosebud artist) Charlie Watts and Stones saxophonist Tim Reis when they caught Bill's show at Boston's Sculler's Jazz Club. Bill will be performing in a variety of formats worldwide throughout 2006. Bill Frisell Featured in Hit Movie "Walk the Line" Rosebud artist Bill Frisell's music is featured in the highly acclaimed Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. Bill's song "Ghost Town/Poem for Eva" plays during the movie's closing credits. Also, under the direction of T Bone Burnett, Bill contributed to the original score for Walk the Line, laying down tracks for the different cues and often working from picture. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bill Frisell was voted Best Guitarist in the annual critics poll in the current issue (Aug 2005) of Downbeat magazine. Bill also ranks in several other categories including Best Jazz Artist, Best Composer, Best Arranger, Best Electric Group and Best Jazz Album for his 2005 Grammy winning CD Unspeakable. Individual musicians from Bill's various touring bands were also recognized as Jenny Scheinman was voted top Rising Star Violin and Sam Yahel was voted top Rising Star Organ. Brian Blade was also acknowledged in both the Best Drums and Rising Star Drums categories with Ron Miles ranking in Rising Star Trumpet. Rosebud artists Mavis Staples, Bettye LaVette, Charlie Musselwhite, The Blind Boys of Alabama and Duke Robillard also ranked among the best blues artists. Mavis Staples and Bettye LaVette were recognized in the Best Blues Artist and Rising Star Blues Artist categories, respectively. The Best Blues Album category acknowledged Charlie Musselwhite (Sanctuary), Mavis Staples (Have A Little Faith), Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama (There Will Be A Light) and Duke Robillard and Ronnie Earl (The Duke Meets The Earl). • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bill Frisell, 2005 Grammy winner for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his Nonesuch CD, "Unspeakable", is featured on the July cover of Downbeat magazine. Bill is also profiled in a feature in the June issue of Relix magazine. One of the most sought-after guitar voices in modern music, Frisell's new live CD is due in August with constant touring in his various live formats throughout 2005. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
The Rosebud Agency is proud to announce the exclusive representation of Bill Frisell in the United States and Australia. One of the most sought-after guitar voices in modern music, Frisell just won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his Nonesuch CD Unspeakable. Frisell is a revered musician whose breadth of performing styles, formats and recordings is a testament not only to his virtuosity on the guitar, but his musical versatility as a band leader and composer as well. |
Bill Frisell's New CD "History, Mystery" In Stores May 13
Bettye LaVette, Mavis Staples And More Rosebud Artists Recognized In Village Voice Pazz & Jop Poll
Rosebud Artists Honored on Amazon's Best Music of 2007"
Bill Frisell's Special Project, Floratone, CD Out August 14
Rosebud Artists Score In Downbeat Critics Poll
Bill Frisell Named One of the First United States Artists Fellows
Bill Frisell Wins Best Guitarist Title in Downbeat's Reader's Poll
Loudon Wainwright III and Bill Frisell Featured on All Star "Rogue's Gallery"
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian CD Set for September 12 Release
Bill Frisell, Bettye LaVette, Marcia Ball Honored in Downbeat Critics Poll
Bill Frisell featured on Paul Simon CD, CD / Tour with Jack DeJohnette
Bill Frisell New Live CD "East/West" Out August 9
Bill Frisell and other Rosebud Artists Honored in Downbeat Critics Poll
Bill Frisell On Downbeat July Cover, Relix Feature, New CD
The Rosebud Agency Signs Bill Frisell