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Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: Walking on Thin Air
One sings … and so does the other. Except when they aren’t. Which means that at any time when they are onstage together, performing as an entity called MaryandJess, or JessandMary if you like the ring of it better and prefer Christian name alphabetical, they’ll be doing just about anything at a moment’s notice, or with ...
Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone on Tour
Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone will tour the East Coast this week in support of their recently released third recording, Thin Air (Thirsty Ear). 04/15: Slainte (Portland, ME) 04/16: The Lily Pad (Cambridge, MA) 04/17: The Buoy (Kittery, ME) 04/18: National Spiritual Alliance Hall (Amherst, MA) 04/19: The ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the George Colligan Trio April 10th
On Friday, April 10th, Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by New York-based pianist/composer George Colligan and his trio featuring bassist Josh Ginsburg and drummer E.J. Strickland. Colligan, who is known to critics as “an advanced jazz pianist and composer who has done high-ranking work as a sideman and a leader" (David R. Adler, All ...
The Thirteenth Assembly: (un)sentimental
by Troy Collins
Originally conceived as a touring collective consisting of smaller units sharing common personnel, the Thirteenth Assembly features some of today's brightest talent: cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum; violist Jessica Pavone; guitarist Mary Halvorson; and drummer Tomas Fujiwara--all notable band leaders in the new Brooklyn scene. A fountainhead of creative improvised music, Brooklyn is witness to ...
Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: Thin Air
by Farrell Lowe
The music of guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone is immediately galvanizing but comfortable, unpredictable yet composed, powerful yet subtle, vulnerable and courageous. In the rarified air of duet recordings where there are few places to hide, the music's context becomes a powerful resonator for artistic values. Thin Air is the third release by the ...
Harris Eisenstadt's Residency at Ibeam Concludes This Saturday
Drummer/composer Harris Eisenstadt’s March residency at Brooklyn’s Ibeam Music Studio concludes this Saturday, March 28th at 9:00 p.m. This is the fourth in a series of Saturday night concerts by his new nonet, Woodblock Prints. The line-up will feature: Mike McGinnis, clarinet Jason Mears, alto saxophone Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon Mark ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Jimmy Greene Quartet March 27th
On Friday, March 27th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by saxophonist and Hartford native Jimmy Greene's five year-old working quartet. The group, featuring pianist Danny Grissett, bassist Luques Curtis and drummer Ralph Peterson, is on tour celebrating Greene's forthcoming April release, Mission Statement (RazDaz Recordz/Sunnyside). “Greene is without doubt one of the ...
Creative Nation Music to Celebrate 5th Anniversary with Two-Day Festival March 28-29th
On Saturday, March 28th and Sunday, March 29th, Boston's Creative Nation Music will present the first Creative Nation Music Festival at the Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The official local celebration of the label's fifth anniversary, and the culmination of its four-state package tour of New England, the festival will feature seven bands over ...
Creative Nation Music Showcase at Hartford's Real Art Ways
On Saturday, March 21st, Boston's Creative Nation Music will present two of its artists, the Garrison Fewell/Eric Hofbauer Duo and Eric Hofbauer & The Infrared Band, at Hartford's Real Art Ways. This event is part of the label's Creative Nation Music Showcase Tour, a package tour of four New England states featuring bands from its roster. ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Julian Lage Goup
On Friday, March 20th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will launch its 2009 Spring Jazz Series with a two-set performance by the Julian Lage Group. Led by Boston-based guitarist/composer Julian Lage, this ambitious young quintet will be on tour celebrating the March release of his debut recording, Sounding Point, on the storied jazz label, EmArcy Records. The ...
