Mary Halvorson (guitar, vocals) + Jessica Pavone (viola, vocals)
Sounds Like
"Thorny compositions that sound as if female teen punkers the Shaggs received doctorates in the music of 12-tone composer Alban Berg, and then rewrote their Philosophy of the World.... Carefully notated structures and interplay morph effortlessly into free improvisation that is intelligent and expressive, but never self-indulgent. Also featuring intense lyrics sung with their clear and melodic voices, the two women make transcendent chamber music outside of any genre."
-Elliott Sharp, Guitar Player Magazine, December 2007
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"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 beguiling: an amalgam of experimental folk, rock and chamber music that feels both meticulous and raw. Their debut, "On and Off" (Skirl), presents a dozen pieces of modest scale but impressive metabolism. There's a disarming openness to their interaction, never more pronounced than when the two are blending their voices in something like a campfire harmony. But this music isn't clever or cute. Its core is steely, and its execution clear."
-Nate Chinen, The New York Times, August 2007
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"They listen as though they're hotwired into each other's brain, their taut structural discipline prompting a domino effect of great ideas." - Philip Clark, The Wire May 2006
WE WILL BE ON TOUR IN SEPTEMBER OPENING FOR XIU XIU
Details coming soon
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On and Off was voted one of the top 10 Albums of 2007 by Steve Dollar in Paste Magazine and by Philip Clark in London's Jazz Review
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OUR 1ST CD CAN BE PURCHASED @ http://www.luckykitchen.com/lkpal.html ... it is LK 031
-THANKS
Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone's Friend Space (Top 24)
Nice show last night... It appears your buddies like what is ironically my usual attire... but tell Jerimiah the look (which I guess literally is Wall St. Banker) is probably more drug dealer than undercover cop... cops can't afford my suits... hahahaha... later..
Hi,Mary & Jessica, I bought your "On and off" CD at the Anthony Braxton concert in Madrid last october. Your music is wonderful. Hope you come back again to play a Halvorson-Pavone concert! Best wishes Ramon
it was brilliant hanging out for a minute and doing that gig together - thanks so much for your effort with my compositions, you seemed to have a great feel for them. i had a blast and hope we can do it again sometime!
yeah right! i totally saw you guys making out at that gig at the tank...
you guys make such a cute couple- are you still talking about moving in together? that's a major step and something you should think LONG and HARD about before you jump into anything crazy- you know? i know you guys love each other so much and i just want you both to be happy... i guess you guys are just still in that phase where everything is peaches and cream! love ya your pal jeremiah
