Skúli Sverrisson (L) and Bill Frisell (R)

#5024, From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival, Part 2

New Sounds | Jul 2, 2025

From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival's opening night, listen to most of the set from legendary American jazz guitarist Bill Frisell and Icelandic bass player Skúli Sverrisson, who were about to go into the studio and record their second album as a duo. Also, listen to the rest of the set by the adventurous guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson along with drummer Tomas Fujiwara, including an untitled original piece by Bill Frisell. Part of the New Sounds Live concerts, the music was recorded at the First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn, and was a co-presentation of World Music Institute. 

ARTIST: Bill Frisell, Skúli Sverrisson
WORK: Skúli Sverrisson: Instants [1:00]
RECORDING: Live from First Unitarian Congregational Society, 6/13/25
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.billfrisell.com | https://www.instagram.com/skulisverrisson

ARTIST: Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara
WORK: Melba Liston: Just Waiting [4:51]
RECORDING: Live from First Unitarian Congregational Society, 6/13/25
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.maryhalvorson.com | https://www.tomasfujiwara.com

ARTIST: Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara
WORK: Halvorson: Folded Secret [6:26]
RECORDING: Live from First Unitarian Congregational Society, 6/13/25
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.maryhalvorson.com | https://www.tomasfujiwara.com

ARTIST: Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara
WORK: Frisell: Untitled [9:15]
RECORDING: Live from First Unitarian Congregational Society, 6/13/25
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.maryhalvorson.com | https://www.tomasfujiwara.com

ARTIST: Bill Frisell, Skúli Sverrisson
WORK: Skúli Sverrisson: Draumfari [12:11]
RECORDING: Live from First Unitarian Congregational Society, 6/13/25
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.billfrisell.com | https://www.instagram.com/skulisverrisson

ARTIST: Bill Frisell, Skúli Sverrisson
WORK: Skúli Sverrisson: Instants [7:04]
RECORDING: Live from First Unitarian Congregational Society, 6/13/25
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.billfrisell.com | https://www.instagram.com/skulisverrisson

ARTIST: Bill Frisell, Skúli Sverrisson
WORK: Bill Frisell: Baby [7:14]
RECORDING: Live from First Unitarian Congregational Society, 6/13/25
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.billfrisell.com | https://www.instagram.com/skulisverrisson

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