Congratulations to @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Ambrose Akinmusire, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and @darcyjamesargue.com on their JJA Jazz Awards nominations! www.nonesuch.com/journal/jja-...

Looking forward to bringing Canis Major to Europe for the first time in May. Hope to see you there!

In today's Nonesuch Ninety—the week's Nonesuch news in under 90 seconds—Ambrose Akinmusire & @maryhalvorson.bsky.social album pre-order, @robertplant.com on 'The Late Show,' Flea at no. 1, @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social on PBS, Hurray for the Riff Raff on 'Song Exploder,' and the weekend's live music.

Ambrose Akinmusire & @maryhalvorson.bsky.social cover Tidal's Modern Contemporary! "Soundcheck," from their upcoming album, 'Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings,' tops the playlist. 🔊 tidal.com/playlist/70e...

Ambrose Akinmusire & @maryhalvorson.bsky.social top Apple Music's Outer Orbits playlist with "Soundcheck," from their upcoming album, 'Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings'! 🔊 music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

Happy weekend! Great live music ahead from Laurie Anderson and Sexmob, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Chris Thile, Davóne Tines, and Molly Tuttle: www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...

Hey Substackers, we posted our latest Substack with Ambrose Akinmsuire, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, @robertplant.com, Flea, @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jeff Parker news and more: nonesuch.substack.com/p/ambrose-ak...

So excited!

Hope to see you soon @kuumbwajazz.bsky.social and @thefreight.bsky.social! www.marinij.com/2026/04/01/m...

It’s Big Ears weekend! Pull up to Postmodern Sound Exchange for signings with @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Laurie Anderson, and Caroline Shaw, Sō Percussion, and @ringdownmusic.bsky.social

Thanks to @rte.ie for this opportunity to highlight some of my cultural picks! Stay tuned for more info about this show at National Concert Hall plus other European dates in May with Canis Major. www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

TGIF! Great live music ahead from @robertplant.com, Sérgio & Odair Assad, @jeremydenk.bsky.social, @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social & Silkroad Ensemble, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, @gabrielkahane.bsky.social, @bradmehldaumusic.com, Chris Thile, and Molly Tuttle: www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...

Before hitting the road with my quartet, Canis Major, at the end of the month, I'll be returning to Europe with Ches Smith’s Clone Row. Both Canis Major and Clone Row will also be performing at Big Ears this year. And, Ches and I will be playing with Marc Ribot's Shrek.

Experience the joy of live music wherever you are with Nonesuch Live!, a playlist of songs recorded before a live concert audience. Topping the list are tracks from two upcoming live albums—Laurie Anderson with Sexmob's 'Let X=X' and Hurray for the Riff Raff's 'Live Forever': nonesuch.lnk.to/live

Friday night!

Happy weekend! Great live music ahead from Molly Tuttle, Emmylou Harris, John Adams, Sérgio and Odair Assad, Chris Thile, Tortoise, Julia Bullock, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Makaya McCraven, and Mandy Patinkin: www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...

I’m really looking forward to touring for the first time with my new quartet, Canis Major, starting next month. Tickets and venue details are available via the link in my bio. Hope to see you soon!

Essential New Music: Tomeka Reid Quartet’s “Dance! Skip! Hop!” (@ooyhrecords.bsky.social). Reid, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Tomas Fujiwara & @roebke.bsky.social put their skills at the service of the music, which wouldn’t be the same if any of them weren’t there: magnetmagazine.com/2026/02/16/e...

Something Else! Reviews Source: Something Else!. Tomeka Reid Quartet, “Oo long!” from ‘Dance! Skip! Hop!’ (2026): Something Else! sneak peek Christopher Hoffman - 'REX' (2026) Camila Nebbia, James Banner + Max Andrzejewski - 'Presencia' (2025) Ivo Perelman + Wadada Leo Smith – ‘Duologues 5’ (2026)…

We're very excited to announce the lineup for the first Ossicles Fest happening in Richmond VA March 24-25. March 24 at Reveler is @marcribot.bsky.social Solo. March 25 is a triple bill of @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Nicole Mitchell, and Laura Ann Singh Fracas Quintet. Tickets on sale Mon. 2/9!

My February newsletter goes out on Monday. If you’re interested, here’s the link to subscribe. mailchi.mp/eaaf6c4873e8...

Excited to bring Canis Major to my first-ever performance @pickathon.bsky.social this summer!

Oo long! 2nd single from dance! skip! hop! by Tomeka Reid @ooyhrecords.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social absolutely shredding on guitar! outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oo-long

Happy weekend! Great live music ahead (weather permitting) in New York, from Julia Bullock, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, and Timo Andres; Los Angeles, from John Adams & LA Phil; and Texas, from Chris Thile in San Antonio and Austin: www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...

Cloudward - Mary Halvorson …a stellar showcase of forward-thinking jazz… #musicsky @nonesuch.com @maryhalvorson.bsky.social

this is such a brilliant performance!! what a wonderful collaboration! @maryhalvorson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/vE38bId...

In this week's Nonesuch news in under 90 seconds: Flea album preorder, new track with Thom Yorke, and tour; new Sarah Kirkland Snider track; Emmylou Harris in the Guardian; Francis Davis Jazz Poll; Spoleto Festival USA lineup; this weekend's live music; and John Adams's Nonesuch debut at 40.

Another interview in the can; I just got off a Zoom call with Jazz cellist Tomeka Reid for a 3hr special @wfmu.bsky.social devoted to her creative music & forthcoming new album "dance! skip! hop!" @ooyhrecords.bsky.social Stay tuned! wfmu.org/playlists/OV

The Tomeka Reid Quartet—🎸 @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, bassist Jason Roebke, 🥁 Tomas Fujiwara, & cellist Reid—perform music from their upcoming album DANCE! SKIP! HOP! at Baby’s All Right as part of the #nycwjf Brooklyn Marathon, Williamsburg. More 📹 at www.instagram.com/p/DTbrqBWjVG...

The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll results have arrived. @maryhalvorson.bsky.social's 'About Ghosts' tops the list of New Jazz Albums, which also includes Ambrose Akinmusire's 'honey from a winter stone' and Cecile McLorin Salvant's 'Oh Snap,' which is also No. 1 on the Vocal Jazz Albums list.

Thanks to all the voters in the Francis Davis poll. Your support of About Ghosts means a lot. It’s incredibly gratifying that so many people have found a connection with this music.

Thanks to the voters in El Intruso's 18th International Critics Poll for choosing About Ghosts as your Album of the Year and for the honor of being your Guitarist of the Year and Composer of the Year! elintruso.com/2026/01/10/e...

About Ghosts from @maryhalvorson.bsky.social wins the Arts Fuse Francis Davis critic's poll! artsfuse.org/322880/the-2...

In today's Nonesuch Ninety—the week's Nonesuch news in under 90 seconds—Molly Tuttle performs on @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social, Laurie Anderson gardens and chats on NTS's 'Digging with Flo,' Donnacha Dennehy talks with @wnyc.org's 'New Sounds,' new Nonesuch merch, and this weekend's live music.

TGIF! Great live music ahead this weekend, with @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social, Yasmin Williams, and @maryhalvorson.bsky.social at NYC Winter Jazzfest; new @sksnider.bsky.social opera getting its NYC premiere; and Cécile McLorin Salvant with DR Big Band in Copenhagen: www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...

From daring experimentalists @maryhalvorson.bsky.social and @orenambarchi.bsky.social to pop geniuses @sparksofficial.bsky.social and FKA twigs: SILY's top albums of 2025 sinceileftyoublog.tumblr.com/post/8052860...

I try to post what I can on social media, but the best way to keep up with everything I’m up to is to subscribe to my monthly newsletter. Here’s the January edition: mailchi.mp/488de07d2443...

Thanks to John Fordham for including About Ghosts on his 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2025 list in @theguardian.com! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

this is a really cool development. A beautiful record gets the recognition it deserves. @maryhalvorson.bsky.social About Ghosts number 2 on the Guardian's year end list! I've got vinyl at home and a cd in the truck. everywhere I go About Ghosts goes too. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

I'm absolutely loving this new @maryhalvorson.bsky.social record, "About Ghosts". Incredible work! maryhalvorson.bandcamp.com/album/about-...

Tonight Flotation Device continues its review of the best new albums of 2025 with Pärt, Jarrett, Gubaidulina, Zorn, Laubrock, Halvorson, Monk, Andres and more Sunday 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @nonesuch.com @timoandres.bsky.social @ingridlaubrock.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social

"A thinking person's thrill ride." — @NateChinen.bsky.social, naming @maryhalvorson.bsky.social's 'About Ghosts' to @npr.org's list of the 12 Best Albums of 2025 (and his own No. 1) www.npr.org/2025/12/11/g...

Thanks to Dave Sumner and @bandcamp.com for including About Ghosts on this list of amazing music! daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2025...

Thanks to @natechinen.bsky.social and @npr.org for including About Ghosts on its Best Albums Of 2025 list!

Happy weekend! Great live music ahead from Molly Tuttle, @jeremydenk.bsky.social, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Emmylou Harris, @gabrielkahane.bsky.social, Jeffrey Kahane, @robertplant.com, and Davóne Tines: www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...

Thanks to @qobuz.bsky.social for including me in The Qobuz Guide to the Best of 2025! "...Mary Halvorson, always surprising and iconoclastic, resolutely breaks with modern jazz’s codes and patterns without ever fully leaving her aesthetic terrain on About Ghosts." www.qobuz.com/us-en/magazi...

The Qobuz Guide to the Best of 2025 includes @stevereich.bsky.social's 'Jacob's Ladder/Traveler's Prayer,' @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social & Justin Robinson's 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow,' @maryhalvorson.bsky.social's 'About Ghosts,' and Tortoise's 'Touch.' www.qobuz.com/us-en/magazi...

In today's Nonesuch 90—a new Flea single and video, Sarah Kirkland Snider album pre-order, Laurie Anderson European tour, Mary Halvorson and Ambrose Akinmusire among Nate Chinen's years best, Molly Tuttle on 'Sheroes,' Ken Burns' 'The Civil War' soundtrack at 35, and this weekend's live music.

Thanks to Fred Kaplan for putting About Ghosts (#1) and Bone Bells (#2) at the top of his 10 Best Jazz Albums Of 2025 list in Slate! slate.com/culture/2025...

Here are the dates for my Spring 2026 U.S. Tour with my quartet, Canis Major. More details coming soon. Hope to see you there!