Times (UK): Bill Frisell's "Supernatural Talent" Shines Through on Tour and "Delightful" Latest Disc

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Bill Frisell has been traveling across Europe with Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen playing film music to the films of Buster Keaton, Bill Morrison, and Jim Woodring. The trio will take the show to the Barbican in London this Saturday night as part of the London Jazz Festival. In a feature profile, The Times (UK) calls the mild-mannered guitarist "a one-off ... the Clark Kent of jazz guitar—beneath his mild exterior lurks a supernatural talent," and his latest release, History, Mystery, "delightful."

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Bill Frisell has been traveling across Europe with Tony Scherr on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums playing film music to the films of Buster Keaton, Bill Morrison, and Jim Woodring. The trio will take the show, Music and Film, to the Barbican in London for a final performance this Saturday night as part of the London Jazz Festival. The Times (UK)'s John Bungey spoke with Bill for a feature profile, in which the mild-mannered guitarist is seen as "the Clark Kent of jazz guitar—beneath his mild exterior lurks a supernatural talent."

In the article, Bungey calls this unique artist "a one-off" in the musical world, describing Bill's latest release, History, Mystery, as "delightful" and his signature sound as "sustained notes that hang shimmering in the air." For the current tour, Bill tells The Times, there are opportunities that come with the restraints of playing to projected images. "It almost corners me in a certain way," he says. "I have to think of things that I wouldn't normally do, so I find myself growing somehow."

To read the article, visit entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. For more tour information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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  • Tuesday, November 11, 2008
    Times (UK): Bill Frisell's "Supernatural Talent" Shines Through on Tour and "Delightful" Latest Disc
    Michael Wilson

    Bill Frisell has been traveling across Europe with Tony Scherr on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums playing film music to the films of Buster Keaton, Bill Morrison, and Jim Woodring. The trio will take the show, Music and Film, to the Barbican in London for a final performance this Saturday night as part of the London Jazz Festival. The Times (UK)'s John Bungey spoke with Bill for a feature profile, in which the mild-mannered guitarist is seen as "the Clark Kent of jazz guitar—beneath his mild exterior lurks a supernatural talent."

    In the article, Bungey calls this unique artist "a one-off" in the musical world, describing Bill's latest release, History, Mystery, as "delightful" and his signature sound as "sustained notes that hang shimmering in the air." For the current tour, Bill tells The Times, there are opportunities that come with the restraints of playing to projected images. "It almost corners me in a certain way," he says. "I have to think of things that I wouldn't normally do, so I find myself growing somehow."

    To read the article, visit entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. For more tour information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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