Bill Frisell & Petra Haden in Concert
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Helen B. and Ira E. Graham Family Concert

Bill Frisell & Petra Haden in Concert

The Music of the Great American Songbook

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About the Event:

For this year’s Graham Concert, join guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning artist Bill Frisell and singer Petra Haden (member of the beloved alt-rock quartet That Dog) for a performance that pays tribute to the Great American Songbook. Stay tuned after the concert for a conversation with Frisell about his extraordinary career, moderated by his biographer Philip Watson (author of Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer).


This program is generously underwritten by the Helen B. and Ira E. Graham Family.


  • The Chicago Humanities Festival is pleased to partner with the Seminary Co-op Bookstores, a Chicago not-for-profit bookstore whose mission is bookselling. Pre-order your copy of Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer through the CHF Box Office and save 20% while supporting local, independent bookselling. Add books to your cart when adding tickets. Your receipt will contain a book voucher, which you will show to the bookseller on site to pick up your book(s).
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Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell

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Petra Haden

Petra Haden

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Philip Watson

Philip Watson

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[Event tile image description: The event image at the top left of the event page is a cropping of Petra Haden and Bill Frisell set against a mountain backdrop. Image credits: Steven Perilloux (photo of Petra Haden) and Monica Jane Frisell (photo of Bill Frisell).]