Bill Frisell 75th Birthday Celebration

Words By Bill Frisell
I’m so lucky. Music is good. Wow. I can’t imagine a more wonderful way to have a birthday celebration. So many of my dearest friends, old and new, all gathered together to play music. So much history here. Beautiful memories. Connections. But, we’ve only just begun. The future. So much yet to do. I can’t wait to hear what happens when we’re all together. A chance to imagine. Thank you SFJAZZ. Always.

ABOUT THIS SPECIAL CONCERT
For this exclusive all-star celebration of his 75th birthday, guitar master Bill Frisell returns to Herbst Theatre joined by his current trio along with a remarkable lineup of past and present collaborators including trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, vocalist Petra Haden, violist Eyvind Kang, cellist Hank Roberts, and violinist Jenny Scheinman. 

ABOUT BILL FRISELL
A singular stylist and influential artist widely considered one of the “big three” guitarists in jazz (along with John Scofield and Pat Metheny), Frisell is a GRAMMY-winning musician and composer who served as one the SFJAZZ Center’s first five Resident Artistic Directors in 2013-14. A veteran of over 40 albums as a leader with a staggering history of collaborations with artists including Joe Lovano, Elvis Costello, John Zorn, Lee Konitz, Dave Douglas, and Norah Jones, Frisell is among the most versatile and prolific musicians of the modern age. 

On this very special night, Frisell and his trio with multi-string specialist Luke Bergman and drummer Timothy Angulo welcome a sublime range of guests.  

Singer Haden and longtime collaborator Roberts were part of Frisell’s remarkable 2019 Blue Note debut, Harmony, while violist Kang has maintained a 30-year partnership with Frisell going back to his seminal 1996 Nonesuch release Quartet.