Mary Halvorson

US avant-garde jazz guitarist

guitar

Born: 16 October 1980
Boston
Country: United States
Active: 2002–
Record labels: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Discography: 2 albums

Biography

Mary Halvorson is a jazz musician who plays guitar. Mary Halvorson was born on 16 October 1980 in Boston. Record labels: Thirsty Ear Recordings. The discography here lists 2 albums, from “The Maid with the Flaxen Hair—A Tribute to Johnny Smith” (2018) to “Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings” (2026). Honours include MacArthur Fellows Program (2019).

Mary Halvorson (born October 16, 1980) is an American avant-garde jazz composer and guitarist from Brookline, Massachusetts. Among her many collaborations, she has: led a trio with John Hébert and Ches Smith, and a quintet with the addition of Jon Irabagon and Jonathan Finlayson; recorded duo albums with violist Jessica Pavone; and recorded several albums with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Tomas Fujiwara under the band name Thumbscrew. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 Halvorson won Best Guitar in DownBeat's International Critics Poll. In 2019, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. Halvorson is on faculty at the School of Jazz (The New School).

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