Mary Halvorson – Number Two At NACC Jazz – Chats With the ABC and Hits The JazzTrail
Mary Halvorson went on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation‘s Music Show, where she spoke to Andrew Ford “about what adding more horns allows her music to do, how an increased focus on composition has changed the way she improvises, and about some of her more surprising musical influences (people like Elliott Smith and Robert Wyatt).” Here‘s the link.
Halvorson’s newest album, About Ghosts, is at radio now from Nonesuch and hit #2 on the NACC Jazz chart last week. On the LP, according to JazzTrail, “she and her constellation of superstars explore vast sonic territories without compromising accessibility, constructing intricate textures and bridging sections with both logic and audacity.” Read that review here.
