Interview with Bill Frisell

“Two years ago I went to prison with Bill Frisell. This week he’s going back.

Before the American guitarist’s gig at the Toronto Jazz Festival last month, we shared memories of the experience, made possible by Hugh Christopher Brown’s Pros and Cons program. I wrote about it for the Toronto Star here (unpaywalled gift link).

Below, however, is my full conversation with Frisell, who is as lovely and earnest and thoughtful as you imagine him to be, based on his music alone.

We talk about not just the prison experience, but privilege, Hal Willner, Anne Waldman, Brian Eno, James Bond themes, and Philip Guston.”

— Read Michael Barclay’s full interview with Bill Frisell at his That Night In Toronto Substack.

Photo by S.M. Turrell