Singletary Center presents Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis

Mary Halvorson (guitar), Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), Jacob Garchik (trombone), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass) and Tomas Fujiwara (drums)

Guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson has been described as “a singular talent” (Lloyd Sachs, JazzTimes), ”NYC’s least-predictable improviser” (Howard Mandel, City Arts), “one of the most original jazz guitarists of our time” (Peter Margasak, Bandcamp Daily), and “one of today’s most formidable bandleaders” (Francis Davis, Village Voice). In recent Downbeat Critics Polls Halvorson has been celebrated as guitarist, rising star jazz artist, and rising star composer of the year, and in 2019 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.

Halvorson’s most recent release, Cloudward (Nonesuch Records, 2024), features her Amaryllis sextet, with Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), Jacob Garchik (trombone), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass) and Tomas Fujiwara (drums), along with special guest Laurie Anderson (violin) on one track.  In a 9/10 review by PopMatters’ Chris Ingalls, the album was described as “a shimmering, deeply satisfying example of a jazz sextet firing on all cylinders. Prepare to be astonished.”

Prior to Cloudward, Halvorson released a pair of albums in May 2022, Amaryllis and Belladonna. The albums, which marked her debut for Nonesuch Records, showcase her string quartet writing deftly interpreted by The Mivos Quartet, alongside the Amaryllis sextet. The twin albums were called “...new landmarks in Halvorson’s already inimitable discography” in a five star review by The Guardian. Amaryllis and Belladonna were also named Jazz Album of the Year in the 2022 Downbeat Critics Poll, and Amaryllis was #1 that year in the Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll.

One of New York City’s most in-demand guitarists, over the past two decades Halvorson has worked with such diverse musicians as Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, John Dieterich, Trevor Dunn, Bill Frisell, Ingrid Laubrock, Myra Melford, Jason Moran, Joe Morris, Tom Rainey, Jessica Pavone, Tomeka Reid, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith and John Zorn. She is also part of several collaborative projects, most notably the longstanding trio Thumbscrew with Michael Formanek on bass and Tomas Fujiwara on drums.

“The most future-seeking guitarist working right now.” - NPR
“An unflinching original who has revealed new possibilities within the music.” - New York Times
“No one is making music like this.” - JazzTimes

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