Mary Halvorson
It was all intense, bracing, and urgent jazz in Austin last week. I don’t know how all y’all spoiled New Yorkers keep your heads from exploding.
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Despite several great sets including Jason Isbell and Iris DeMent, Wilco stole its own show at Solid Sound with conceptual aplomb.
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Four recent releases illustrate what can happen when the only limits are the imagination of the composer and the passion of the performers.
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This most recent poll also proves the worth of the poll itself — that it doesn’t so much confirm consensus as create it.
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Guitarist Mary Halvorson and pianist Sylvie Courvoisier share a remarkable rapport on this duet album.
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New albums from Mary Halvorson and Rich Halley march into fresh realms of freedom.
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Every guitarist should listen carefully to this album. And then maybe some Johnny Smith.
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Perhaps the idea is for the listener to come up with their own ideal blend, sort of a mix and max approach regarding the strengths in each disc.
Read MoreThis year I resolved to do an unapologetic fan experience at Newport Jazz.
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The Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll at Mid-Year — Listomania! Confessions of a Bad Voter
So what am I saying? That the system is imperfect, corrupted by bad voters like me (there must be a few others who didn’t listen to even close to everything on this list — show of hands?)
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