Bill Frisell Trio
International Concert Tours
Multi- Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Bill Frisell returned to Australia in 2025.
For over 40 years, the extraordinarily original and prolific Bill Frisell has been a seminal figure in modern American music. From jazz, bluegrass, country, rock and roll, to folk, interwoven with metamorphic splendor with bursts of the avant-garde, Frisell’s sound traverses the sweep of contemporary American musical history, whilst always maintaining a uniquely identifiable sound.
Joined by two of most in-demand jazz musicians on the international scene – Thomas Morgan (bass), and Rudy Royston (drums), this concert features music form the trio’s recent album Valentine – rated a modern ‘masterpiece’ by DownBeat.
About
Valentine captures a road band of simpatico improvisers after more than two years of performances together in jazz clubs and concert halls across the United States, Australia and throughout Europe. The group wrapped up touring for the 2019 year with a two-week engagement on the same stage where pianist Bill Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian had recorded a treasure of the trio format, Sunday at the Village Vanguard. Steeped in a repertoire they varied every night, gelled as a group dedicated to fluidity and spontaneity, Frisell, Morgan, and Royston documented their collective voice as a trio for the first time, recording in three days of sessions at Flora Recording and Playback in Portland, shortly after the Vanguard run.
Reviews
“(the trio performed)…a masterclass in empathy, interplay, understatement, dynamics, and all aspects of musicality and imagination”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sydney Morning Herald
“Even though the selections on Valentine hail from a range of styles the performances represent jazz playing at its most sublime.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Masterpiece” DownBeat Magazine
“Frisell is a revered figure among musicians – like Miles Davis and few others…” – The New Yorker