Perspectives: Mary Halvorson: Canis Major

Mary Halvorson, guitar
​​​​​​​Dave Adewumi, trumpet
Henry Fraser, bass
Tomas Fujiwara, drums

A brand new quartet project featuring all new compositions by Mary Halvorson, featuring Dave Adewumi, Henry Fraser & Tomas Fujiwara.

Guitarist, composer and MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson has been described as “a singular talent” by JazzTimes. In recent Downbeat Critics Polls she has been celebrated as guitarist, rising star jazz artist, and rising star composer of the year. Halvorson’s most recent release, Cloudward (Nonesuch Records, 2024), features her Amaryllis sextet, with Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), Jacob Garchik (trombone), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass) and Tomas Fujiwara (drums), along with special guest Laurie Anderson (violin) on one track.

Halvorson is also part of several collaborative projects, most notably the longstanding trio Thumbscrew, with Michael Formanek on bass and Tomas Fujiwara on drums. Over the past two decades she has worked with such diverse musicians as Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, John Dieterich, Trevor Dunn, Bill Frisell, Ingrid Laubrock, Myra Melford, Jason Moran, Joe Morris, Tom Rainey, Jessica Pavone, Tomeka Reid, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith and John Zorn.

Presented by NCH