Guitarist Bill Frisell On His Beginnings And Eclectic Career

By Steve Kraske,

Published March 6, 2015 at 11:17 AM CST

Though he is typically placed in the jazz category, guitarist Bill Frisell plays a wide variety of styles, including folk and Americana. On this edition of Up To Date, he chats with Steve Kraske about his beginnings and his eclectic career.

HEAR MORE: Bill Frisell's Big Sur Quintet will play Friday, March 6, at the White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kan. For information and tickets, click here.

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Steve Kraske

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