Bill Frisell: A Portrait

Name: Bill Frisell: A Portrait
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 6, 2017
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Bill Frisell, Bonnie Raitt, Brian Camelio, Hal Willner, Jack DeJohnette

2017

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Films Transit International | Release Date: December 6, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Bill Frisell, Bonnie Raitt, Brian Camelio, Hal Willner, Jack DeJohnette, Jason Moran, Jim Hall, Joey Baron, Michael Gibbs, Nels Cline, Paul Simon

Summary: The normally private Seattle native and Grammy-winning guitarist opens up for an exploration of his life, work, and musical process.

Director: Emma Franz

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 118 min

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Alan Scherstuhl

Dec 12, 2017

Franz’s doc, unlike too many about jazz musicians, actually makes room for jazz music, capturing the clean-cut, restlessly inventive Frisell in live performance in a variety of ensembles. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Dec 5, 2017

The movie is at its liveliest when it depicts Mr. Frisell making his distinctive sound with a variety of colleagues. And, fortunately, Ms. Franz includes a lot of such footage. Read full review

John DeFore

Dec 20, 2017

From all indications, he's also that very rare genius who's a lovely guy — a soft-spoken, readily smiling man who is endearing company for the nearly two hours of Emma Franz's Bill Frisell: A Portrait. Read full review

Noel Murray

Dec 14, 2017

“A Portrait” may not make Frisell’s biography fascinating, but it does give the proper due to a guitarist whose music flows like water into any handy vessel. Read full review

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