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	The Phoenix Providence	The articulate melodic eloquence of Bill Frisell - Rolling with the changes	June 14, 2011
	Wall Street Journal	With a Country Twang	November 3, 2010
	Jazziz	Bill Frisell's America	September 2009
	Jambase	Bill Frisell: Keep Your Eyes Open	August 27, 2009
	NPR	Disfarmer Review	July 13, 2009
	New Yorker	Guitar Hero: Bill Frisell's infinite styles	January 26, 2009
	Fretboard Journal	Music is Good: An interview with Bill Frisell	November 4, 2008
	Down Beat	Homecoming In Umbria	October 2008
	NPR	Frisell's Floratone Creates an Exotic New Language	September 13, 2007
	JazzTimes	People Get Together	August 2006
	Rochester International Jazz Festival	Bending Chords	2005
	Relix	Bill Frisell’s Perfect World	June 2005
	All About Jazz	Bill Frisell's Big Ocean	September 14, 2004
	Boston Phoenix	Giant Steps	April 23, 2004
	Santa Barbara News Press	Bill Frisell	March 29, 2004
	The Bellingham Herald	Never Letting Go	February 19, 2004
	Downbeat	Outlaw Bill	June 2003
	The Asahi Shimbun	Language No Barrier to guitarist Bill Frisell's International Ambitions	April 12, 2003
	Atlantic Monthly	Unironic	July/August, 2002
	Acoustic Guitar	Expect the Unexpected	May, 2002
	Seattle Times	The Sound of One Man Dreaming	April 22, 2001
	Downbeat	Screams and Whispers	January, 2000
	Philadelphia Inquirer	The Language of the Guitar	September 12, 1999
	Guitar Player	Post Modern Americana	September, 1999
	Stereo Review	Bill Frisell: Bend that Genre!	April, 1998
	Down Beat	Nashville: Jazz Album of the Year	August, 1998
	Jazziz	On The Road To Bill Frisell	May, 1997
	GQ	The Guy Who Always Plays the Perfect Song	1997
	DownBeat	Rebel's Day Off	April, 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