tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687493650841793339.post5068223955106759866..comments2023-07-15T08:03:38.945-04:00Comments on JazzWrap | A Jazz Music Blog: Mary HalvorsonStephan Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04132131801167294499noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687493650841793339.post-69097289062984485552010-10-09T13:23:14.441-04:002010-10-09T13:23:14.441-04:00she also made quite a contribution on Trevor Dunn&...she also made quite a contribution on Trevor Dunn's second Trio-Convulsant record and is again, fucking amazing as a member of Thirteenth Assembly, not to mention People, a duo with drummer Kevin Shea, which is all together a different experience with Halvorson singing beautifully over her dissonant guitar and Shea's chaotic drum work. <br />I first heard her on Trevor's cd, and altho blown away, the music fell very in line with his first Trio cd, and it wasn't until this year listening to her own Trio cd with Ches Smith that her voice really grew on me and she's now easily among my favorite guitarists and currently the only one i'm listening to obsessively. Cant wait for another People cd. Fantastic review, btw.ROContrarian/BlaarghBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485822375605509366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687493650841793339.post-85746917653274742222010-10-08T16:07:53.943-04:002010-10-08T16:07:53.943-04:00I first saw Mary Halverson play with Braxton's...I first saw Mary Halverson play with Braxton's Diamond Curtain Wall Trio before I had any idea who she was. At that performance I was stunned by her playing and wound up focusing on her in a very talented group. Her playing was so unusual that I spent a lot of time just trying to figure out why I was so struck by it. I was pleasantly surprised some time later to discover that she had a variety of recordings with different ensembles (and that I had picked up a recording at the Braxton show and forgotten about it) ... I've been following her career ever since.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512242590548369673noreply@blogger.com