Bill Frisell
USA
Born: 18 March 1951
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz, Folk, International, Country
Styles: Modern Creative, Free Jazz, World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, New Acoustic, Contemporary Folk, Fusion, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Progressive Jazz, Big Band/Swing, Neo-Traditional Folk, Alternative Country, Traditional Folk, Progressive Folk
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The defining characteristic of any given jazz musician is frequently his sound. The more control a player has over the nature of that sound, the more likely he is to project a distinctive musical personality. For example, a saxophonist has virtually unlimited physical control of the sound that comes through his horn, and therefore a wide range of tonal expression at his command -- which partially explains the disproportionate number of saxophonists in the pantheon of great jazz musicians. On the other hand, few electric guitarists inhabit that ...
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- Jenny Scheinman (7)
- Tin Hat Trio (7)
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- the Living Daylights (1)
- Greg Cohen (1)
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Influenced by
- Miles Davis (281)
- Chet Atkins (117)
- Jimi Hendrix (113)
- Ornette Coleman (47)
- Jim Hall (42)
- Eric Dolphy (33)
- Wes Montgomery (30)
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- John Zorn (141)
- Joe Lovano (25)
- Nels Cline (21)
- Friends of Dean Martinez (20)
- Kaki King (15)
- Joey Baron (13)
- Charlie Hunter (13)
- Jenny Scheinman (7)
- Petra Haden (4)
- Wayne Horvitz (2)
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