Bill FrisellRudy RoystonRESCHEDULED FROM JUNE: A rare opportunity to hear guitar maven (and Grammy winner) Bill Frisell in the intimate space of The Cedar. Tonight he will be complemented by Rudy Royston (drums), and Tony Scherr (bass).

“It’s hard to find a more fruitful meditation on American music than in the compositions of guitarist Bill Frisell. Mixing rock and country with jazz and blues, he's found what connects them: improvisation and a sense of play. Unlike other pastichists, who tend to duck passion, Mr. Frisell plays up the pleasure in the music and also takes on another often-avoided subject, tenderness.”– New York Times

“Frisell is a revered figure among musicians – like Miles Davis and few others, his signature is built from pure sound and inflection; an anti-technique that is instantly identifiable.” – Philadelphia Inquirer“

I like to have fun when I play and I like comedy – but it’s not a conscious thing. I’m basically a pretty shy person and I don’t dance or get into fights. But there are all these things inside me that get out when I perform. It’s like a real world when I play, where I can do all the things I can’t do in real life.” – Bill Frisell to the Village Voice

“For over ten years Bill Frisell has quietly been the most brilliant and unique voice to come along in jazz guitar since Wes Montgomery. In light of this, it may be easy to overlook the fact that he may also be one of the most promising composers of American music on the current scene.” – Stereophile

Ticket on sale noon Fri Sept 12 from Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets (NOT front and center), and online at Ticketweb.

$30 General Admission

$40 Front and Center (general admission seats within a block of centrally located front seats)