Don\u2019t miss this duet with two of the most creative guitarists in jazz.<\/p>\n
Bill Frisell\u2019s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings. His catalog has been cited by Downbeat<\/em> as \u201cthe best recorded output of the decade.\u201d Chicago Reader<\/em> said Music IS<\/em>\u2014the guitarist\u2019s latest album for OKeh\/Sony\u2014\u201cbeautifully encapsulates Frisell\u2019s depth and range in all its meditative glory.\u201d His previous project, the Grammy Award\u00ae<\/sup>-nominated When You Wish Upon a Star<\/em>, germinated at Lincoln Center during his two-year appointment as guest curator for the Roots of Americana series (September 2013 \u2013 May 2015). Frisell was also the subject of a documentary film by director Emma Franz, Bill Frisell: A Portrait<\/em>, which examines his creative process in depth.<\/p>\n \u201cLong hailed as one of the most distinctive and original improvising guitarists of our time.\u201d \u2014 The New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n Grammy Award\u00ae<\/sup>– nominated guitarist Julian Lage has been praised as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation. He has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique, free association, and a spirit of infinite possibility. Lage has worked alongside many musicians, such as Gary Burton, John Zorn, Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge, and Fred Hersch, to name a few. 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