Bill H

Seattle guitarist, Bill has established himself as an internationally known improviser/composer/performer in a wide array of genres including rock, jazz, contemporary chamber, avant garde, folk, new music and several subgenres within each.  He has appeared on over 80 recordings and has performed well over 1000 concerts throughout North and Central America, Europe, and Japan..  Bill has worked with John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz, Stuart Dempster, KK Null, Matt Chamberlain, Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Chris Cutler, Damo Suzuki(Can), Vidushi Sumitra Guha, Kawabata Makoto (Acid Mothers Temple), William Hooker, Secret Chiefs 3, Eugene Chadbourne, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), Joe Morris, Shazaad Ismaily, Jamie Saft, Saadet Tuerkoez, Amy Denio, Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Steve Fisk, Reggie Watts and Eyvind Kang as well as members of Pearl Jam and Sunn0))) among others.  He has toured and recorded with a number of bands including Kinski, and Six Organs of Admittance in addition to extensive solo activity.    His unusual approach to music has found him in equally unusual scenarios – from composing using transatlantic freighters as instruments to appearing on “America’s Got Talent.”  He also creates music for film, modern dance and video games (most recently for Warner Brother’s Lord of the Rings – The Shadow of Mordor).    Bill has received critical praise from dozens of both local and international periodicals including The Wire, Guitar Player Magazine and Alternative Press.  He has also been the recipient of several local and regional grants for his work.  In 2012, Bill was quoted and mentioned in a “short list of…individuals who have made notable contributions” to prepared guitar in the book “Nice Noise: Modifications and Preparations for Guitar” by Bart Hopkin and Yuri Landman.  In 2005 and 2006, he was nominated for "Jazz Artist of the Year" and "Guitarist of the Year" respectively by the Seattle Weekly.  Bill lives in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA. and teaches both conventional and unconventional guitar to all ages and levels of experience both privately and in schools from elementary- to college-level.