Mary Halvorson (born October 16, 1980) is an American avant-garde jazz composer and guitarist from Brookline, Massachusetts.
Among her many collaborations, she has: led a trio with John Hébert [de] and Ches Smith, and a quintet with the addition of Jon Irabagon and Jonathan Finlayson; recorded duo albums with violist Jessica Pavone; and recorded several albums with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Tomas Fujiwara [de] under the band name Thumbscrew.
In 2017, 2018, and 2019 Halvorson won Best Guitar in DownBeat's International Critics Poll. In 2019, she was awarded a MacArthur "Genius" Grant for music.
Halvorson is on faculty at the School of Jazz (The New School). [1]
^"Mary Halvorson - School of Jazz and Contemporary Music". The New School. October 12, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
MaryHalvorson (born October 16, 1980) is an American avant-garde jazz composer and guitarist from Brookline, Massachusetts. Among her many collaborations...
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bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and drummer G. Calvin Weston with guitarist MaryHalvorson plus a three-piece string section. A biographical documentary film about...
name, led by cellist and composer Tomeka Reid, and featuring guitarist MaryHalvorson, double bassist Jason Roebke, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara. It was recorded...
in 2007. Other musicians he has played with include Jessica Pavone, MaryHalvorson, Yonatan Gat, Moppa Elliott, and groups Oakley Hall, Blarvuster, and...
and Vernon Reid. In more recent years, he has worked with Nels Cline, MaryHalvorson, Kris Davis, Miles Okazaki, Dan Weiss, Ingrid Laubrock, and Craig Taborn...
Tomeka Reid Quartet, with Tomas Fujiwara [de], Jason Roebke [de], and MaryHalvorson, and is co-leader of Hear In Now, a trio with Mazz Swift [de] and Silvia...
The Brian Marsella Trio, 2017) Paimon: Book of Angels Volume 32 (by MaryHalvorson Quartet, 2017) CD1 - Keter (by Sofia Rei & JC Maillard) CD2 - Chokhma...
Bending Bridges is a studio album by jazz guitarist MaryHalvorson, the second with her working quintet, composed of saxophonist Jon Irabagon, trumpeter...
trio with Mark Helias and Barry Altschul. He is also a member of the MaryHalvorson Quintet, Septet, and Octet; the Dave Douglas Quintet; Barry Altschul’s...
Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 11, 2022. Fordham, John (May 13, 2022). "MaryHalvorson: Amaryllis / Belladonna review – new landmarks in an inimitable jazz...
"On and Off" (Maggie Rogers song), 2017 On and Off, a 2007 album by MaryHalvorson "On and Off", a 1976 song by David Ruffin from Everything's Coming Up...
sent to fans on January 28, 2013, Xiu Xiu announced that "Ches Smith, MaryHalvorson, Tim Berne, Tony Malaby, Andrea Parkins and Jamie Stewart just finished...
guitarist (and Anthony Braxton student) MaryHalvorson. The New York Times described her duo work with Halvorson as “intricate song forms met with startling...
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debut album Pool School, with saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and guitarist MaryHalvorson. The All About Jazz review by Mark Corroto states "The session sprouts...
2021. Kelly, Mary Louise; Caldwell, Noah. "Meet Neffy, the Winner of the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest". NPR. Retrieved June 1, 2022. Kelly, Mary Louise; Macias...
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theater artist Andrea Dutton, paleoclimatologist Jeffrey Gibson, artist MaryHalvorson, guitarist Saidiya Hartman, literary scholar Walter Hood, public artist...
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