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Bill Farrish, a virtuoso guitarist and accomplished musician, has produced six CDs for MCR Records spanning the late 1990s to the early 2000s under his own name. His compositions have garnered airplay on numerous radio platforms across Europe, the Far East, and South America. In 2014, Farrish received recognition on All About Jazz in an article titled โPractice, Do You?โ penned by Dom Minasi, alongside esteemed jazz luminaries. His television appearances encompass collaborations with Bea Moss Productions and โThe Carl Bruno Showโ on TCI Cable TV. Additionally, he has been prominently featured as an artist in the independently released production โAn Evening with Bill Farrish,โ produced by Raven Productions for QPTV.
As a sideman Farrish has performed in both concert and club settings with, David Ambrosio, Jimmy Halperin, Tiny Grimes, Steve Kenyon, Shunzu Ohno, Kiku Collins, Cecil Bridgewater, Greg Bobulinski, Bernard Purdie, David Garibaldi, Rob Garcia, Sadiq Abdu Shahid, Tito Puente Jr., Mike Portnoy, Charles Eubanks, Wes Belcamp, Robin Radus, Eric Goletz, Dennis Wilson, Vatel Cherry, Kim Novack, Arthur Prysoc, John Stowell, Tony Roman, Peter Rogine, Joe Carbone, Ray Alexander and many other well known musicians..
- All The Things You Are
- Folk Song
- Autumn
- Things Ainโt What They Used to Be
- Out of Nowhere
- I Remember You
- Prologue
- Footprints
- Bemsha Swing
- Dialogue
Press:
โBill is the consummate musician. He is a wonderful player and a great musician..โDom Minasi โ Jazz Guitarist, Composer, Educator & Recording Artist
โImprov tracks, original and barely produced. Itโs Zen recording time kids and this talented duo pulls it off. โฆ.Farrish and Radus are able to ๏ฌy on their axes and the musical axis and the result is pleasing, moody, smooth and great.โ โ Frank Cotolo Pure Reviews (Dialogue)
โIf you want to hear some excellent and intensely reflective playing in a small combo format , check out this and the rest of the songs on Dialogue.โ โ Jazz Fusion Central
โIt is some of the best that is out there. โฆlisteninโ to Billโฆ you will hear guitar playing with โthe feelโ only one in 6 billion hasโฆ.and youโll like it.โ โNeal Bond โ CentralAudio.com
โBillโs one of the most creative guitarists Iโve ever heard. The ideas flow from him effortlessly.โ โ Carl Bruno, The Carl Bruno Show TCI Cable
Partial listing of performances:
Mikellโs, The Angry Squire, The Trocadero, Cleopatraโs Needle, The Village Lantern, Cookinโ with Jazz, The Colden Center, Tavern on the Green, Pocketโs Billards, Carolโs Place, Chez Antoine, Rayโs Rhythm Room, Oceanside Alive, Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, Sonnyโs Place, Crescent City Cafe, The Carltun on the Park, The Concord Hotel, The General Clinton Pub, The B-Side, My Fatherโs Place, SUNY Oneonta New Music Fest, The Touhey Gallery, The Roxbury Arts Stamford Porch Fest, Sydney NY JAM Festival, The Mill Pond Inn,The Headwaters Music and Arts Festival, CANO, and many moreโฆโฆโฆโฆ
Discography:
- Made to Order โ Remo โ MCR Records
- Space Jam โ Mike Fijal Independent Release Canada
- Dialogue โ Bill Farrish / Robin Radus- FMC-NY/MCR Records
- Oz โ Bill Farrish -FMC-NY/MCR Records
- Sketches of a Summer Day โ Bill Farrish -FMC-NY/MCR Records
- On the Edge- Bill Farrish -FMC-NY/MCR Records Indie
- Journal Compilations Vol. 1 โ MCR Records
- A Rock Odyssey โ Remo โ MCR Records
TV and Film:
- The Carl Bruno Show, TCI Cable Brookhaven, NY
- We Are One, Bea Moss Productions, NY & Isreal
- An Evening With Bill Farrish, documentary by Raven Productions, Queens Public Television, Queens, NY
Radio:
- Dialogue and Sketches of a Summer Day have been on radio in over 40 countries including the Ukrane, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Brazil.
- โThe Park, Eun Kyung Showโโ Radio Seoul, Flushing NY (Theme and incidental music)
Musicals:
- The Man of LaMancha
- Lilโ Shop of Horrors Hair
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Godspell
- Tapestry
Article Features:
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- Practice, Do You? Part 3-3, All About Jazz article by Dom Minasi,
- Thoughts Of The Day, by Dom Minasi
Educational Publications:
- Basic Musicianship Text and Workbook, Farrish Music Co. โ 2017
- Fretboard Essentials, Books 1, 2 & 3, Farrish Music Co โ 2023
- Long Arpeggio Studies, Farrish Music Co โ 2023
- Top Rated Educational Columnist for Jazz Guitar Today 2018-2020
- Major Key Jazz/Commercial Harmony Workbook and Text, Farrish Music Co. โ 2019
- Jazz Guitar Volume I, Farrish Music Co. โ 2017
- Harmonic Ladscapes, Vol 1 – Farrish Music Co. – 2025