UMS PRESENTS ’S WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR A Bill Frisell Americana Celebration

Bill Frisell, Guitars , Violin and Vocals , Viola , Bass Rudy Royston, Drums

Friday Evening, March 13, 2015 at 8:00 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre • Ann Arbor

58th Performance of the 136th Annual Season 21st Annual Series

Photo: Bill Frisell's When You Wish Upon A Star; photographer: Frank Stewart. 37 38 BILL FRISELL'S WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR WINTER 2015 UMS Bill Frisell’s WhenYou WishUpon AStar PROGRAM Bill Frisell’s WhenYou WishUpon aStarappears by arrangement withMonterey International. Mr. Frisell ismanagedby Songline/Tone Field Productions. Media partnership provided by WEMU89.1 FM,WDET101.9andAnnArbor’s 107one. Endowed supportprovided by theJazzNet Endowment Fund. Tonight’s performance ishosted by GaryBoren. be performed withoutintermission. This evening’s program will beannounced by theartists from thestage andwill Music for Film &Television BE PRESENT WINTER 2015 39 bass) is a double ) has worked viola) has worked (2007),Sessions Yelm The . Frisell Haden and Bill Petra (2004). His (2004). His Virginal Co-ordinates of the seminal album by , using Who, The by album seminal the of place of instruments. in the only her voice release of a duet the saw 2005 also Bill Frisell, with jazz guitarist recording entitled Petra Ms. Haden released More recently, , a collection of her Goes to the Movies silver from the renditions of favorites screen. ( EYVIND KANG and with Bill Frisell extensively written has he and Anderson Laurie for Sunn O))), Blonde arrangements Mr. Kang has others. Redhead, and many of acclaimed albums also released many piece including the choral original music (2007), Atlantis and jazz included legendary teachers have andviolinist Michael White, Dr. N. Rajam, Dr. Hossein Omoumi. THOMAS MORGAN ( bass player with a unique approach to the to unique approach a with bass player musical and an exceptional instrument understanding. He has recorded and as the world all over extensively toured the bands, Motian’s Paul of member a Dave the Quartet, John Abercrombie Coleman and Steve Quartet, Binney Stan´ko Tomasz the and Elements, Five Morgan’s Mr. is It Quartet. York New being in the moment of way extraordinary on signature his own and putting in music has made him one of the most in-it that international the on jazz demand on more than He has played scene today. touring 70 recordings and is currently Bro, the Jakob Trio, Taborn with the Craig the Trio, the Trio, others. and many Quartet, DuBois Scott a reimagining ) was violin) was vocals, In the ensuing decade, Ms. Haden Her two initial releases, 1994’s self- Her two Ms. Haden’s love of instruments has of instruments Ms. Haden’s love

with a catchier, more poppy sound. sound. more poppy with a catchier, , were lo-fi affairs filled with loud filled with loud lo-fi affairs , were

Sings: The Who Sell Out, Petra Haden In 2005, she also released Petra spent most of the year touring with them. touring of the year most spent bill at SXSW in 2005 and subsequently in 2005 and subsequently SXSW bill at met while sharing a The Decemberists met album produced by . Ms. Hadenproduced by album , a new releasing Tanya, worked with her sisters, Rachel and and Rachel sisters, her with worked and Victoria Williams. She has also and Victoria Williams. She has also , Bette Midler, ,Sean Midler, Bette Day, Green Fighters, Foo as such artists accompanied Alicia Rose. album with accordionist/photographer with accordionist/photographer album in 1999, is a collaborative instrumental instrumental collaborative a is 1999, in , released songs. Bella Neurox and cover featuring both original compositions original compositions both featuring largely of her voice collages voice cappella a her of largely , in 1996, which consistedImaginaryland Haden recorded her first solo album, Haden recorded her first solo album, Sun Ms. but disbanded, soon group Her Retreat From the From In 1997 she released Retreat Out harmonies. vocal guitars and complex Totally Crushed Crushed and 1995’s Totally titled debut

of the instruments with her own voice. with her own of the instruments eclectic music and re-creating the sounds and re-creating eclectic music in her head to interpret a wide variety of a wide variety in her head to interpret music, developing complex arrangements arrangements complex developing music, singular blend of pop, jazz, and classicalsingular blend of pop, enabled her to provide unique voices to her unique voices her to provide enabled

musicians in alternative jazz and rock. in alternative musicians worked with some of the most renowned worked again when she was 20. She has since again when she was violin as a child and then started playing then started violin as a child and jazz . She played played Haden. She Charlie jazz bassist PETRA HADEN ( PETRA legendary of the late daughters triplet born into a musical family, one of the of the one family, a musical into born For a biography of Mr. Frisell, please refer to page 35 in your program book. program 35 in your page to refer please Frisell, Mr. of biography a For ARTISTS 40 BILL FRISELL'S WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR WINTER 2015 UMS recognition intheworld ofjazz. his horizonsashegainsincreasing music, Mr.Royston continues toexpand . A lover of all genres of Barth, DonByron,JasonMoran, and Jennifer Holiday, RalphBowen, Bruce with , Dr. Lonnie Smith, the New York music sceneperforming settings. Hequicklyintegrated into with Bill Frisell in quartet and trio Royston hasbegunperformingsteadily with VictorLewis. Sincemoving, Mr. University, studyingjazzpercussion graduate studiesinmusic at Rutgers 2006 hemoved toNew Jersey topursue before relocating to the East Coast. In began teachingmusic inpublic schools Drayton, JoeKeel,andNelsonRangell.He with artists suchasDotsero, Leslie the music scene,heperformed played withBillFrisell. Amajor figurein Woman’s Day that Mr.Royston first mentor. ItwasonRonMiles’recording he deemshisgreatest teacherandmusic playing withtrumpeter RonMileswhom While incollege,Mr.Royston began percussion at theUniversity ofDenver. Denver, . Hestudiedclassical ROYSTON ( A native ofFort Worth, Texas, RUDY UMS welcomes Petra Haden, following hisUMS debut at thePower Center inOctober 1999with hisNew Quartet. This evening’s performance marksBillFrisell’s make theirUMS debuts tonight. UMS ARCHIVES drums) wasraised in Eyvind Kang, Mose Alison. Marianne Faithful, AllanTouissaint, and artists asElvisCostello,, worked onspecialprojects withsuch ,andRonCarter. Shehas Reed, JohnZorn,Grover Washington Jr., , Laurie Anderson, Lou Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, toured extensively withartists including Series on his website. Ms. Engelhart has concerts resultingintheLive Download also mixed andrecordedmostofhislive East/West recorded two live albums forMr.Frisell: time forBillFrisell since1989.Shehas engineer. touring full-time asafront-of-house Bitter End,andS.O.B’s.In1985shebegan mixing sound inclubssuchasCBGB, The moved toNew York Cityandcontinued club , andin1983 began hercareerat SanFrancisco jazz engineer formorethan30years. She has beenaprofessional live sound California, Born in1963andraised inBerkeley, Thomas Morgan , and third performance under UMS auspices, third performanceunderUMS auspices, Ms. Engelhart hasbeenworking full- and CLAUDIA ENGELHART Bill Frisell Live , who Rudy Royston , who . She has . She has