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Bill Frisell Net Worth



Bill Frisell net worth is
$13 Million

Bill Frisell Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American guitarist, composer and arranger.One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise music and more. He is known for using an array of effects to create unique sounds from his instrument. 
Full NameBill Frisell
Net Worth$13 Million
Date Of Birth1951-03-18
Place Of BirthBaltimore, Maryland
OccupationMusician, composer, arranger
ProfessionGuitarist, Music Arranger, Film Score Composer
EducationBerklee College of Music, University of Northern Colorado
NationalityAmerican
SpouseCarole D'Inverno
ChildrenMonica Jane Frisell
NicknamesBill Frisell, Frisell, Bill
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AwardsGrammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Music GroupsNaked City
NominationsGrammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Porin Award for Best Foreign Jazz Music Album
MoviesThe Great Flood, All Hat, American Hollow, La scuola, Gary Larson's Tales from the Far Side, Tongzhi in Love, The Mesmerist, Bill Frisell: Blues Dream, Disfarmer: A Portrait of America, Europafest: Jazz Highlights

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Barge2015Documentary performer: "River Road"
Independent Lens2011TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Weightless: A Recording Session with Jakob Bro2009Documentary performer: "Weightless"
The Limits of Control2009performer: "Omens and Portents 1: The Driver"
The O.C.2005TV Series performer - 1 episode
Walk the Line2005performer: "Ghost Town/Poem for Eva" / writer: "Ghost Town/Poem for Eva"
Almost Heaven2005arranger: "Sitting on Top of the World" / performer: "I Know You Care", "The Willies", "John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man", "Single Girl, Married Girl", "Sitting on Top of the World" / writer: "I Know You Care", "The Willies"
P.O.V.TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2004 writer - 1 episode, 2004
Sex and the City2002TV Series performer - 1 episode
How to Draw a Bunny2002Documentary performer: "Coffaro's Theme" / writer: "Coffaro's Theme"
Jackpot2001"Outlaw"
Finding Forrester2000performer: "Coffaro's Theme", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" / writer: "Coffaro's Theme"
FrontlineTV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 1999 writer - 1 episode, 1999

Composer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Change in the Air2016post-production
The Great Flood2012Documentary
The Lobster and the Liver: The Unique World of Jim Woodring2010Documentary
Disfarmer: A Portrait of America2010Documentary
Miehen kuva2010Documentary
Tongzhi in Love2008Documentary short
All Hat2007
Almost Heaven2005
The Mesmerist2003Short
Estelle - unelma paremmasta1999TV Movie documentary
American Hollow1999Documentary
Tales from the Far Side II1997TV Movie
La scuola1995
Tales from the Far Side1994TV Short
David1993Short

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Great Flood2012Documentary musician
Jack & Lily2012Short song
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...2009TV Series musician - 2 episodes
Finding Forrester2000composer: additional score
The Million Dollar Hotel2000musician: guitar
Around the Fire1998musician: guitar tracks
Tales from the Far Side II1997TV Movie music arranger
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero1991musician: "After the Requiem" - uncredited
Knightriders1981musician

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bill Frisell: A Portrait2017Documentary completedHimself
Every Other Summer2015DocumentaryHimself
In Good Time: The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland2011DocumentaryHimself, Guitarist
Weightless: A Recording Session with Jakob Bro2009DocumentaryBill Frisell
Icons Among Us2009Documentary

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016GrammyGrammy AwardsBest Contemporary Instrumental AlbumFor the album "Guitar in the Space Age!."

Known for movies

Soundtrack

Walk the Line (2005)
as Soundtrack

Music Department

Finding Forrester (2000)
as Music Department

Composer

Almost Heaven (2005)
as Composer

Soundtrack

The Limits of Control (2009)
as Soundtrack