The Free Jazz Blog Gushes Over Mary Halvorson

The Free Jazz Blog has a gushing review of Mary Halvorson‘s Amaryllis and Belladonna, two twin releases at radio now from Nonesuch. Amaryllis, according to the site, “has the variety of voices, the easy switch between out and hip jazz, and the big group arrangements that bring all of it together in a jazz and cinematic way.” On Belladonna, “an early contender for album of the year [2022]… The settings Halvorson writes for the strings are masterpieces of evocation. The quartet functions almost as a Greek chorus, setting the scene, directing priorities, and even interacting with the lead.”

Read the whole review here.