Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone

Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: Thin Air

by Troy Collins
March 17, 2009

Traveling in similar circles in the fertile Brooklyn scene, guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone's shared formative experiences can be traced to the influence of composer Anthony Braxton. Since then, numerous eclectic collaborations with fellow Braxton-alumni cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum have ensued, with all three serving as current members of Braxton's varied line-ups.

As testament to their diverse backgrounds, neither Halvorson nor Pavone are constrained by any one particular style or approach. Halvorson's penchant for the primal ...

Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: On and Off

by Troy Collins
August 8, 2007

On and Off documents the ongoing collaboration between guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone. Following in the footsteps of their previous duo collaboration, Prairies (Lucky Kitchen, 2005), this intimate studio session presents a similar program of eclectic tunes.

Both former students of composer Anthony Braxton, Halvorson and Pavone continue to perform in his ensembles, those of cornetist and fellow Braxton alumni Taylor Ho Bynum and in their own numerous Brooklyn-based projects. Left to their own devices, Halvorson ...

Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: Walking on Thin Air

Source: Improvised Communications
April 23, 2009

One sings … and so does the other. Except when they aren’t. Which means that at any time when they are onstage together, performing as an entity called MaryandJess, or JessandMary if you like the ring of it better and prefer Christian name alphabetical, they’ll be doing just about anything at a moment’s notice, or with even less warning.

It’s not as if they don’t already have enough to do. Mary Halvorson, 27, has graduated from new-kid-on-the-block status to become ...
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Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone / Jack Wright Quartet @ Lilypad on April 16

Source: All About Jazz
April 10, 2009

Thursday - April 16th The Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge Street - Inman Square Cambridge MA 7 PM MARY HALVORSON & JESSICA PAVONE Mary Halvorson - guitar/vocals Jessica Pavone - viola/vocals “The guitarist Mary Halvorson and the violist Jessica Pavone have worked together in ensembles led by the avant-garde eminence Anthony Braxton, and separately in a wide array of upstart new-music groups. As an acoustic duo they produce something distinct and ...
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