Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers

FREE WORKSHOP/CLINIC: Tuesday, June 29 ~ 4 - 5:15pm Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) With his unorthodox technical approach and wide-ranging musical interests, Grammy Award winner Bill Frisell is one of the most sought-after guitarists in contemporary music. His signature sound has found voice in collaborations with artists as diverse as Dave Holland, Bono, Elvis Costello, Daniel Lanois, Ginger Baker, Jim Hall, Norah Jones and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. His multifaceted compositions mix rock and country with jazz and blues in a way that defies categorization. Frisell continues to explore musical possibilities through his own compositions with his newest album History, Mystery. Frisell returns to Victoria with his trio Eyvind Kang viola and Rudy Royston drums for an evening of thoughtful and refined music making. “It’s hard to find a more fruitful meditation on American music than in the compositions of guitarist Bill Frisell.” –The New York Times... more...