Bill Frisell - guitar
Jaleel Shaw - saxophone
Cameron Campbell - piano
Johnathan Blake - drums
Good things happen at The Jazz Gallery.
Firsts. Seeds planted. Opportunities.
Rio Sakairi is the artistic director there.
A visionary. Instigator.
When she came to me with the idea of doing these special concerts with Johnathan Blake, Jaleel Shaw, and Cameron Campbell, there was no hesitation. The answer was yes. I treasure any chance I can get to play with my dear friend Johnathan Blake. I have been a fan of Jaleel Shaw for a long time. We have been hoping for a while now to find a chance to play music together. I have only very recently met Cameron. I am now discovering his music for the first time and he is knocking me out.
I don’t know what will happen on these concerts.
It will be an adventure. I’m excited. Thank you Rio for your instinct, imagination, trust, and energy putting this all together.
I can’t wait.
- Bill Frisell
General Seating $60 ($35 for members)
Cabaret Seating $100* ($60 for members)
*$100 tickets are $40 tax deductible.
About Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, whose catalog has been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade”.
His latest recording titled Orchestras was released April ’24 on Blue Note. In the trio format he’s favored throughout his career, the guitarist and composer has always projected an orchestral scope — through his remarkably complete sense of harmony, a unique gift for melodies that remain with you long after a performance, and a keen feel for how dynamic range can be used to convey emotion. But on his new double album, his fourth release for Blue Note Records, he makes those symphonic evocations a reality. Produced by Lee Townsend, Orchestras documents two inspired concert-hall engagements arranged by Michael Gibbs for Frisell’s long-standing trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston: one featuring the nearly 60-piece Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Alexander Hanson; and one with the 11-piece Umbria Jazz Orchestra, under the musical direction of Manuele Morbidini.