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Hailing from St. Albans, Queens, New York, 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 “Practice, Do You?” penned by Dom Minasi, alongside esteemed jazz luminaries. His television appearances encompass collaborations with Bea Moss Productions and “The Carl Bruno Show” on TCI Cable TV. Additionally, he has been prominently featured as an artist in the independently released production “An Evening with Bill Farrish,” produced by Raven Productions for QPTV.

As a sideman Farrish has performed in both concert and club settings with:

Saxophonists: Jimmy Halperin, Steve Kenyon
Trumpeters: Shunzu Ohno, Kiku Collins, Cecil Bridgewater, Greg Bobulinski, Mike Fijal
Drummers and Percussionists: Bernard Purdie, David Garibaldi, Rob Garcia, Sadiq Abdu Shahid, Tito Puente Jr., Mike Portnoy
Pianists: Charles Eubanks, Wes Belcamp, Robin Radus
Trombonists: Eric Goletz, Dennis Wilson
Vocalists: Kim Novack, Arthur Prysock
Guitarist: John Stowell
Vibraphonist: Ray Alexander
and many others..

Partial List of Performances in NYS:

Mikell’s, The Angry Squire, The Trocadero, Cleopatra’s Needle, The Village Lantern, Cookin’ with Jazz, The Colden Center, Tavern on the Green, Pocket’s Billards, Carol’s Place, Chez Antoine, Ray’s Rhythm Room, Oceanside Alive, Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, Sonny’s Place, Crescent City Cafe, The Carltun on the Park, The Concord Hotel, The General Clinton Pub, The B-Side, My Father’s 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 more…………

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.
“The Park, Eun Kyung Show”– Radio Seoul, Flushing NY (Theme and incidental music)

In the pit: (off-broadway)

The Man of LaMancha
Lil’ Shop of Horrors Hair
Jesus Christ Superstar
Godspell
Tapestry

Education:

BMus Five Towns College
MM Jazz Studies SUNY Purchase
Extensive private studies with John Abercrombie, JoAnne Brackeen, Joe Monk and Peter Rogine.

Press:

“Bill is the consummate musician. He is a wonderful player and a great musician..”Dom Minasi – Jazz Guitarist, Composer, Educator & Recording Artist

“Improv tracks, original and barely produced. It’s Zen recording time kids and this talented duo pulls it off. ….Farrish and Radus are able to ﬂy on their axes and the musical axis and the result is pleasing, moody, smooth and great.” – Frank Cotolo Pure Reviews (Dialogue)

“If 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.” – Jazz Fusion Central

“It is some of the best that is out there. …listenin’ to Bill… you will hear guitar playing with “the feel” only one in 6 billion has….and you’ll like it.” –Neal Bond – CentralAudio.com

“Bill’s one of the most creative guitarists I’ve ever heard. The ideas flow from him effortlessly.” – Carl Bruno, The Carl Bruno Show TCI Cable