Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club features GRAMMY award-winning jazz guitarist and composer BILL FRISELL on Saturday, February 19 at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
GRAMMY award-winning jazz guitarist and composer BILL FRISELL will bring his trio to Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club on Saturday, February 19 for two shows. The BILL FRISELL TRIO includes bassist THOMAS MORGAN, whom The New York Times called “a jazz musician whose presence in a recording or performance almost automatically [makes] it’s worth it ” ; and GRAMMY®-nominated drummer JOHNATHAN BLAKE. GRAMMY Award-Winner Bill Frisell Joins Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club’s 2022 Performance Schedule, Featuring 5 NEA Jazz Masters, 24 GRAMMY® Award-Winning Artists, 20 Blues Music Award Winners and a Full List of Musicians talented with over 300 GRAMMY® Award nominations Tickets for THE BILL FRISELL TRIO are SOLD OUT for the 7:00 p.m. show and tickets are still available for the 9:30 p.m. show. Tickets for Bill Frisell, plus the current slate of Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club 2022 shows, can be viewed on Jimmy’s online events calendar at: http://www.jimmysoncongress.com/events.
PORTSMOUTH, NH, February 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club features GRAMMY-winning jazz guitarist and songwriter BILL FRISELL on Saturday February 19 at 7 O’clock & 9:30 p.m. GRAMMY® Award-winning Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and songwriter spans over 40 years and many famous recordings. Bill Friselle is a GRAMMY® Award-Winner, a 6x-GRAMMY® Award Nominee, a 12x-Downbeat Critic’s Poll “Guitarist of the Year” and a 5x-Association of Jazz Journalists “Guitarist of the Year”.
Bill Frisell the album ‘Unspeakable’ won a GRAMMY® Award for “Best Contemporary Jazz Album”. Frisell’s other GRAMMY® Award nominations include: “Americana” (2020) – Best Contemporary Instrumental Album; “When You Wish Upon A Star” (2016) – Best Contemporary Instrumental Album; “The Guitar in the Space Age!” (2015) – Best Contemporary Instrumental Album; ‘History, Mystery’ (2008) – Best Jazz Instrumental Album; ‘The Intercontinentals’ (2003) – Best Contemporary World Music Album.
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“Frisell has practiced extensively putting a lofty concept into a humble package. Long hailed as one of the most distinctive and original improvising guitarists of our time, he has also earned a reputation for unraveling thematic connections with his music… There is a reason why Jazz at Lincoln Center had him program a series called Roots of Americana”, salutes the NEW YORK TIMES.
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“Bill Friselle play the guitar like Miles Davis played the trumpet: in the hands of such radical thinkers, their instruments simply become different animals. And, like Davis, Frisell likes to have plenty of legroom when he improvises – the space that terrifies others quickens his blood,” says THE NEW YORKER.
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“You probably already realize that Frisell is one of the most lyrical guitarists who has ever played the instrument,” raves GLIDE MAGAZINE.
Bill Frisell The latest recording is “Valentine” (2020) on Blue Note, a trio album that was hailed as “a masterpiece” by Downbeat Magazine. “They play cohesively and strikingly as one, the vocals intertwined, completing phrases as if sharing a single thought…Even the overdubs are so perfect it all feels totally organic…the performances represent jazz in what it has more sublime”, declares Pessimistic Magazine.
“We are honored to welcome one of jazz’s greatest guitarists to every play of the instrument,” said Suzanne Bresettegeneral manager of programming at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club. “Bill Friselle represents the highest level of excellence in jazz guitar – a true master. We know Jimmy’s audiences will experience a remarkable evening of jazz music with Bill and his trio. We can’t wait for Bill to grace the stage at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club for the first time!”
Tickets for GRAMMY award-winning guitarist and composer BILL FRISELL on Saturday February 19 at 7 p.m. are SOLD OUT. The tickets for the 9:30 p.m. show can be purchased at ticket master or Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club website.
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club’s 2022 show schedule already includes 5 NEA Jazz Masters, 24 GRAMMY® Award-winning artists, 20 Blues Music Award winners and a full roster of talented musicians with over 300 GRAMMY® Award nominations. To visit Jimmy’s Online Events Calendar for Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club 2022 program. To subscribe to Jimmy’s eNewsletter to stay informed about new jazz and blues artist announcements, tickets, special offers, Jimmy’s Sunday Jazz Brunch and much more.
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