90.3 WCPN ideastream®: Quietly Brilliant
Quietly Brilliant
Monday, June 15, 2009
Topics: Arts
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If any of the vast praise that Bill Frisell has received over the years as one the most inventive guitarists of his generation has gone to his head, you couldn’t tell it by talking to him. The soft spoken musician never betrays a hint of ego. In fact, he seems amazed at his great success as an artist. Frisell dropped by the Idea Center™ to chat with ideastream’s Dan Polletta about his music.
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The fact of Bill Frisell’s humility shone throughout your interview. He was thoughtful and just plain “real”.
Dsn’s conversational style apeared to relax Mr. Frisell and I “felt” him as much as I heard his thoughts. Simply stated...more of these interviews with jazz artists who are too frequently overlooked for relaxed and informative sessions of this type.
Justin White 11:49 PM 6/15/09