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The Phoenix Providence	The articulate melodic eloquence of Bill Frisell - Rolling with the changes	Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Wall Street Journal	With a Country Twang	Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Jazziz	Bill Frisell's America	Tuesday, September 1, 2009
JAMBASE	Bill Frisell: Keep Your Eyes Open	Thursday, August 27, 2009
NPR	Disfarmer Review	Monday, July 13, 2009
New Yorker	Guitar Hero: Bill Frisell's infinite styles	Monday, January 26, 2009
FRETBOARD JOURNAL	Music is Good: An interview with Bill Frisell	Tuesday, November 4, 2008
DOWN BEAT	HOMECOMING IN UMBRIA - Bill Frisell’s week at the Italian jazz festival with Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen, the group he considers his ‘home base’s	Wednesday, October 1, 2008
NPR	Frisell's Floratone Creates an Exotic New Language	Tuesday, November 13, 2007
JAZZTIMES	PEOPLE GET TOGETHER	Tuesday, August 1, 2006
RELIX MAGAZINE	Bill Frisell’s Perfect World	Wednesday, June 1, 2005
THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL	BENDING CHORDS	Saturday, January 1, 2005
ALL ABOUT JAZZ	BILL FRISELL'S BIG OCEAN	Tuesday, September 14, 2004
THE BOSTON PHOENIX	GIANT STEPS	Friday, April 23, 2004
SANTA BARBARA NEWS PRESS	Show review - Lobero Theatre	Monday, March 29, 2004
THE BELLINGHAM HERALD	Show review - Western Washington University’s Performing Arts Center Concert Hall	Thursday, February 19, 2004
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE	OUTLAW BILL	Sunday, June 1, 2003
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN	LANGUAGE NO BARRIER TO GUITARIST BILL FRISELL'S INTERNATIONAL AMBITIONS	Saturday, April 12, 2003
ATLANTIC MONTHLY	Unironic - Bill Frisell draws from a wide spectrum of music identified with the American experience - and country music is a persistent echo	Thursday, August 1, 2002
ACOUSTIC GUITAR	EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED - Bill Frisell's guitar finds melodies to sing in every corner of the musical world	Wednesday, May 1, 2002
THE SEATTLE TIMES MAGAZINE PACIFIC NORTHWEST	The Sound of One Man Dreaming - Guitarist Bill Frisell invents music without borders	Sunday, April 22, 2001
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE	Screams and Whispers	Saturday, January 1, 2000
THE PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER	The Language of the Guitar	Sunday, September 12, 1999
GUITAR PLAYER	Post Modern Americana - Bill Frisell digs into his roots	Friday, January 1, 1999
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE	JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR Down Beat's 46th Annual Critic's Poll	Saturday, August 1, 1998
STEREO REVIEW	Bill Frisell: Bend That Genre!	Wednesday, April 1, 1998
JAZZIZ	ON THE ROAD TO BILL FRISELL	Thursday, May 1, 1997
GQ MAGAZINE	The Guy Who Always Plays the Perfect Song	Wednesday, January 1, 1997
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE	Rebel's Day Off	Monday, April 1, 1996

AWARDS

2010

• Echo Jazz Awards (Germany) - Best International Guitar Player

2009

• Grammy award nomination for "Best Instrumental Jazz Album" for History, Mystery

• The 2009 Jazz Journalists Association-- Guitarist of the Year

2008

• Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards - Guitarist of the Year

2006

• (May) American Music Center Award - Letter of Distinction
• (December) Named a United States Artist Rasmuson Fellow

• DownBeat Magazine's Critics Poll and Readers Poll: Guitarist of the year

2005

• DownBeat Magazine's Readers Poll: Guitarist of the year

• DownBeat Magazine's Critics Poll: Guitarist of the year

• Grammy award for "Best Contemporary Jazz Album" for Unspeakable.

• The German Record Prize - Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik: Bestenliste
Bill Frisell: Richter 858 (Songlines)

2004

• Grammy award nomination for “Best World Music” for Intercontinentals

2001

• DownBeat Magazine's Critics Poll: Tie 1st with John Scofield; Guitarist of the year

1999

• DownBeat Magazine's Critics Poll: Guitarist of the year

1998

• DownBeat Magazine's Critics Poll: Jazz Album of the year, Guitarist of the year

1997

• The German Record Prize - Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik: Jahrespreise
Bill Frisell: Quartet (Nonesuch)

1996

• DownBeat Critics Poll - Best Guitarist of the Year