Mary Halvorson On Steregum’s Best Of Jazz List For 2025

Mary Halvorson‘s About Ghosts #3 on Stereogum’s year-end list of jazz LPs. They write, “The eight tracks on About Ghosts are compositions. Not heads, not guided improvisations, though the members are given a lot of freedom to interpret the music. Halvorson nestles in the center, alongside Brennan’s vibraphone and Dunston’s bass, occasionally overdubbing a Pocket Piano synthesizer to keep listeners on their toes. The music has a romantic, dreamlike quality, but with a barbed edge — you’re never sure if it’s going to lurch sideways without warning. [Halvorson’s band] Amaryllis is one of the most intriguing and thrilling bands in jazz right now.”

The album, which topped the NACC Jazz chart for several weeks earlier this year, is at radio now from Nonesuch. And you can check out Stereogum’s full list of favorite 2025 jazz releases here.