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Mary Halvorson Featured In Today’s Wall Street Journal

Last month, guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson returned to the studio with her quintet to record the follow-up to the group’s wildly successful debut, Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12 Records). Writer Steve Dollar was there to document the entire experience, and the result…

Mary Halvorson Interviewed At eMusic

Seth Colter Walls’ new interview with guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson is now posted at eMusic. Ms. Halvorson answers questions about the way she describes her music, the differences in her approach when she’s playing in others’ ensembles, what she thinks of…

Mary Halvorson’s Saturn Sings Makes NPR’s Top 10 Jazz + 50 Favorites Of 2010 Lists

Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson‘s latest release, Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12 Records), continues to gain momentum as one of the critical favorites of the year. This morning, the record added to its growing collection of year-end list selections when NPR’s A Blog…

Mary Halvorson’s Saturn Sings Featured At NPR.org

All this week, NPR.org offers an Exclusive First Listen of guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson‘s latest release, Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12 Records). The record, which officially hits the streets October 5th, is the follow-up to Ms. Halvorson’s acclaimed 2008 debut, Dragon’s Head…

Mary Halvorson Featured At NewMusicBox

Molly Sheridan writes about guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson, and her upcoming October 5th release, Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12 Records), in a new feature posted yesterday at the American Music Center’s NewMusicBox. The piece, which explores Ms. Halvorson’s history and motivations as…

Mary Halvorson On The Jazz Session

Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson is the subject of the latest episode of the popular jazz interview podcast, The Jazz Session. She and host Jason Crane discuss a number of topics, such as her personal listening habits, her processes for composing and…