It is extremely difficult to categorize Bill Frisell's music. Typically he is pigeon-holed as being a jazz guitar player, yet upon hearing Frisell, most would agree that if it is necessary to be "labelled" at all, a new name is warranted to describe this unique musical voice. In many ways, Frisell's sound is reminiscent of a pedal steel guitar. However, his music includes characteristics of rock, country, and bluegrass, among various other styles. He has played with a wide variety of musicians including John Scofield, Elvis Costello, Ginger Baker, Suzanne Vega, Bono, Brian Eno, and Norah Jones, to name just a few. Bill Frisell is one of those musicians who is always pushing the envelope and breaking down musical barriers. In recent years, Bill has been the musical director of the "Century of Song" series of programs at the Ruhr Triennale Arts festival in Germany. Lee Townsend of Songline / Tone Field Productions produced the series and Frisell and Townsend invite guest songwriters, interpreters and performers to collaborate with Bill.

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Bill has recently finished a long-term, studio-intensive collaborative project entitled Floratone with drummer Matt Chamberlain and producers Lee Townsend and Tucker Martine featuring deep grooves, glistening melodies, ambient atmospheres and a rich panoply of guitar solos and textures. String and horn colors are provided courtesy of special guests Viktor Krauss, Ron Miles and Eyvind Kang. It was released on Blue Note Records on August 14th.

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