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Bill Frisell at Ardmore Music Hall

Courtesy of ArtistData | Posted on November 20, 2015

Where

Ardmore Music Hall
23 Lancaster Avenue
Ardmore, PA
Map
(610) 649-8389

When

Tue, February 16, 2016
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Bill Frisell
guitar, electric
Petra Haden
vocals
Thomas Morgan
bass, acoustic

About

Described as being at the very epicenter of modern American Music” (BBC), Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 35 years and 250 recordings, including 40 of his own. Frisell’s recording catalog has been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade,” including his recent albums for Savoy - Sign of Life with the 858 Quartet, Beautiful Dreamers with his trio, and All We Are Saying, a new collection of John Lennon interpretations.

Frisell’s recording, Big Sur, was his debut for Okeh/Sony Masterworks and features music commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival and was composed at the Glen Deven Ranch in Big Sur. The album’s unusual instrumentation of strings and drums comes alive in a newly assembled quintet comprised of long-time associates from his groups, the 858 Quartet and Beautiful Dreamers. ...

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