Bill Frisell Begins Two-Week Village Vanguard Residency Tonight

Bill Frisell begins a rare two-week residency at the Village Vanguard tonight in the first two of 13 sets with his 858 Quartet: Jenny Scheinman on violin, Eyvind Kang on viola, and Hank Roberts on cello. After a day's break, Bill will be back at the Vanguard for his second week of sets, this time with his quintet: Chris Cheek on sax, Ron Miles on trumpet, Tony Scherr on bass, and Rudy Royston on drums. For more information, visit villagevanguard.com.

Bill's next Nonesuch release, History, Mystery, is due out on May 13. Check in next week to pre-order the album from the Nonesuch Store.