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Bill Frisell

Jazz band from Baltimore, MD · formed 1951

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Shows on record
16
Rooms played
16
Cities
12
Releases
33
Last show
Nov 14, 2025TivoliVredenburg

About

Bill Frisell is a band from Baltimore, MD, formed in 1951, tagged Americana, Avant-Garde, classical by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2025, across 16 rooms in 12 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

16 on record · Songkick, setlist.fm
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Shows per year

  1. 20091 show
  2. 20131 show
  3. 20151 show
  4. 20181 show
  5. 20191 show
  6. 20212 shows
  7. 20221 show
  8. 20233 shows
  9. 20243 shows
  10. 20252 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Nov 14, 2025TivoliVredenburg · UtrechtSupportwith Bill Frisell Trio, Thomas Morgan, Rudy Royston
Mar 9, 2025El Molino · BarcelonaSupportwith Bill Frisell Trio
Jun 11, 2024Alberta Rose Theatre · PortlandHeadliner
May 9, 2024Emmauskirche · BerlinSupportwith Bill Frisell Trio
Apr 26, 2024John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · WashingtonSupportwith Madison Cunningham, Ben Folds, Don Henley, +3
Sep 14, 2023Rubin Museum Of Art · New York (NYC)Supportwith Steve Earle, Matthew Stevens, Yasmin Williams
Aug 31, 2023Great American Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Jaron Lanier, +1
Jan 14, 2023Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center · San FranciscoSupportwith Terri Lyne Carrington, Laurie Anderson, Joshua Redman, +2
Sep 30, 2022Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Margaret Glaspy, Sara Bareilles, Punch Brothers, +1
Oct 15, 2021The State Theatre · Falls ChurchSupportwith Bill Frisell Trio
Oct 10, 2021TivoliVredenburg Hertz · UtrechtSupportwith Bill Frisell Trio, Thomas Morgan, Rudy Royston
Jan 13, 2019University of Washington · SeattleHeadliner
Jun 8, 2018Old Town School of Folk Music · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Bill Frisell Trio
Mar 29, 2015Downtown Knoxville · KnoxvilleSupportwith Rhiannon Giddens, Tyondai Braxton, Kronos Quartet, +8
Jan 24, 2013SFJAZZ Center · San FranciscoSupportwith McCoy Tyner, SFJazz Collective, Bobby Hutcherson, +4
Oct 4, 2009Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith Gavin Friday, Edge, Adam Clayton, +23

Where they play

16 rooms in 12 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • San Francisco3 shows
  • New York (NYC)2 shows
  • Utrecht2 shows
  • Barcelona1 show
  • Berlin1 show

and 7 other cities

Releases

33 releases, 1978–2026

  • Quiet Lights

    2026

  • For All Your Flowers

    2026

  • In My Dreams

    2026

  • Sound Of Fury

    2025

  • Live In Someplace Nice

    2024

  • Balladeering

    2024

  • Orchestras

    2024

  • Breaking The Shell

    2024

  • Taking Turns

    2024

  • The Sweetest Punch

    1999 · Album

  • Gone, Just Like a Train

    1998 · Album

  • Songs We Know

    1998 · Album

  • Angel Song

    1997 · Album

  • Down Home

    1997 · Album

  • Nashville

    1997 · Album

  • Falling Off the Roof

    1996 · Album

  • Quartet

    1996 · Album

  • American Blood Safety in Numbers

    1995 · Album

  • Just So Happens

    1994 · Album

  • This Land

    1994 · Album

  • Have a Little Faith

    1993 · Album

  • More News for Lulu

    1992 · Album

  • Is That You?

    1990 · Album

  • Before We Were Born

    1989 · Album

  • News for Lulu

    1988 · Album

  • todos santos

    1988 · Album

  • ...Theoretically

    1986 · Album

  • Rambler

    1985 · Album

  • Smash & Scatteration

    1985 · Album

  • In Line

    1983 · Album

  • Paths, Prints

    1982 · Album

  • Okno

    1981 · Album

  • Good Buddies

    1978 · Album

Lineup

  • Paul Motian Trio
  • The Bill Frisell Band
  • Naked City
  • Buddy Miller's Majestic Silver Strings
  • Floratone
  • Andrew Cyrille Quartet · guitar
  • MDH Band
  • Paul Motian Quintet · electric guitar
  • Ginger Baker Trio
  • Gnostic Trio · guitar
  • Harmony
  • The Atlantic Drifters
  • Charles Lloyd & the Marvels

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 44+ plays, 2017-04-17–2025-06-11 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Hans) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Bill Frisell — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Bill Frisell — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Bill Frisell — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Bill Frisell — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Bill Frisell — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
Bill Frisell — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Bill Frisell — TivoliVredenburg, 2025-11-14
Poster · TivoliVredenburg, 2025-11-14 — Songkick
Bill Frisell — Rubin Museum Of Art, 2023-09-14
Poster · Rubin Museum Of Art, 2023-09-14 — Songkick
Bill Frisell — Town Hall, 2022-09-30
Poster · Town Hall, 2022-09-30 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Bill Frisell on Last.fmArtist facts
Bill Frisell on DiscogsArtist facts
Bill Frisell on TheAudioDBArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
setlist.fmShow history
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.