Jazz is Metal
January 3, 2010The New York Times on the growing cultural similarities between jazz and metal:
Guitarists You Should Hear: Bill Frisell
November 21, 2009This is the first instalment of a regular series called Guitarists You Should Hear. Every week or so, I’ll post videos and links for a different guitarist. Expect a mix of acknowledged legends, great overlooked players and up-and-coming talent.
Bill Frisell:
I’m kicking off Guitarists You Should Hear with one of my favourite players, Bill Frisell. Frisell is greatly admired in jazz and improvised music circles for his ability to maintain a unique, personal sound in almost any style of music. Over the course of his 30+ year career, he has ranged from jazz to bluegrass, world music, film scores, and even hardcore punk (with John Zorn‘s Naked City band). Frisell has performed and recorded with a long list of musicians, and was featured on Norah Jones‘ breakthrough 2005 hit Come Away With Me.
Video:
Here is Bill Frisell appearing on the NBC show Night Music in the late 1980s…
…and in a 2004 solo performance (with looping delay pedals) on Bravo…
