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Thumbscrew Prove They Are Bigger Than Any One Star-Player on ‘Ours / Theirs’
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Thumbscrew Prove They Are Bigger Than Any One Star-Player on ‘Ours / Theirs’

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 / 9 August 2018

The cooperative "new jazz" trio Thumbscrew featuring the postmodern guitar of Mary Halvorson releases two discs, one of originals and another covering jazz standards. The result is revelation. What a band.

Mary Halvorson Continues Her Expansive Explorations with ‘Code Girl’
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Mary Halvorson Continues Her Expansive Explorations with ‘Code Girl’

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 / 2 April 2018

Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson offers as much encryption as she does revelation on her latest album.

Overlooked Jazz Gems of 2016
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Overlooked Jazz Gems of 2016

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 / 31 January 2017
No matter how much music I listen to every year, I miss some great records, somehow. Here are a half-dozen albums from 2016 that deserve our attention.
Mary Halvorson Octet: Away With You
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Mary Halvorson Octet: Away With You

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 / 1 December 2016
The quirky guitarist expands her septet to include pedal steel and creates landscapes that push the players to real invention.
Plymouth: Plymouth
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Plymouth: Plymouth

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 / 12 May 2014
So long Slobber Pup, hello Plymouth. Actually, can we have Slobber Pup back now?
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Bassist Stephan Crump, from Pop to Avant-Garde and Back Again

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 / 14 August 2013
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Living By Lanterns: New Myth / Old Science

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 / 4 February 2013
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Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone: Departure of Reason

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 / 26 January 2012
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Weasel Walter / Mary Halvorson / Peter Evans: Electric Fruit

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 / 21 March 2011
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Mary Halvorson Quintet: Saturn Sings

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 / 11 January 2011