Happy weekend! Great live music ahead from Makaya McCraven, Joachim Cooder, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and Molly Tuttle: www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...

Hey Substackers, we posted our latest Substack with @robertplant.com, Jonny Greenwood, Molly Tuttle, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Tortoise, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, and Laurie Anderson news. You can read it and subscribe for free at nonesuch.substack.com/p/robert-pla...

Pacific perfect #nowplaying #jazzsky #jazzvinyl A truly great set from #Tomekareid Quartet with @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @roebke.bsky.social #tomasfujiwara last night at the Vortex. Their first number brought this band instantly to mind, even without woodwinds. A definite lineage, to my ears

Jon Garelick reviews two superb bands at The Regattabar: Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis and the Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol Quintet. artsfuse.org/317271/jazz-...

Thanks to Jon Garelick and @theartsfuse.bsky.social for this review of our About Ghosts show at Regattabar. artsfuse.org/317271/jazz-...

Thanks again to everyone who came out to see Amaryllis on our About Ghosts tour. Last night's final show at Roulette, featuring special guests Brian Settles and Immanuel Wilkins, is now archived online. More info about our European dates coming soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C0V...

Thanks for being there @nonesuch.com!

Tonight’s About Ghosts tour finale @roulettenyc.bsky.social will feature special guests Brian Settles and Immanuel Wilkins from the record. Hope to see you there! roulette.org/event/mary-h...

TGIF! Great live music ahead from @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Yasmin Williams, Davóne Tines, @jeremydenk.bsky.social, John Adams, Kronos Quartet, Jeff Parker, and Molly Tuttle: www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...

Looking forward to bringing the About Ghosts tour to @berlinerfestspiele.bsky.social on November 1st. www.jazzwise.com/news/article...

Revisiting my solo album, Meltframe, 10 years later with @burningambulance.bsky.social

@maryhalvorson.bsky.social's 9/18 show at Regattabar in Cambridge with her sextet Amaryllis has made @bostonglobe.com's Fall Preview of notable events: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/10/a... "Next-level trailblazers." —Jon Garelick, Boston Globe

TGIF! Great live music ahead from Jeremy Denk, Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, Frank Rosaly, Rhiannon Giddens, Mary Halvorson, Jeff Parker, Emmylou Harris, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Molly Tuttle & Yasmin Williams www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...

Hey Substackers, we posted our latest Substack with Tortoise, Big Ears Festival, @robertplant.com, Molly Tuttle, @bradmehldaumusic.com, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social news and more. You can read it and subscribe for free at nonesuch.substack.com/p/tortoise-b...

The About Ghosts tour begins tonight! In addition to the music from the record we’ll be debuting some brand new compositions and be joined by some special guests. See you soon.

Thanks to Walter Tunis and Kentucky.com for previewing Saturday's About Ghosts tour stop at Singletary Center for the Arts. www.kentucky.com/entertainmen...

My September newsletter went out this morning. I’m glad to finally have a dedicated space to share what’s coming up and what I’ve been working on. Please click on the subscribe link in the top left corner if you'd like me to send you the next one. mailchi.mp/78318d933842...

The lineup for the 2026 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN, March 26–29, has been announced, including Laurie Anderson, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, @robertplant.com, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion with Ringdown! bigearsfestival.org

Very excited to bring my quartet, Canis Major, to Big Ears Festival 2026 coming March 26-29 in Knoxville, TN. This is one of my favorite festivals and I look forward to checking out tons of great music while I'm there! bigearsfestival.org

Today's podcast features an extensive interview with Mary Halvorson and a survey of her new albums with Sylvie Courvoisier, Ches Smith and her Amaryllis sextet. Plus Wet Ink Ensemble, Alex Paxton and more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @nonesuch.com

Sound and Gravity's lineup is stacked, wish we could go! Among many others: Mdou Moctar, Body/Head, @heladonegro.bsky.social, Mary Lattimore, Jeff Parker Expansion Trio, The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social: Amaryllis, Steve Gunn... soundandgravity.org

@maryhalvorson.bsky.social and her Amaryllis sextet's September 21 concert at Roulette in Brooklyn, featuring music from their new album, 'About Ghosts,' has made @nytimes.com's fall preview of notable albums and shows! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/a...

I have so many exciting things happening this Fall, and I'd love to make sure you know about all of it, so please subscribe to my new monthly newsletter. mailchi.mp/eaaf6c4873e8...

See you soon!

Mary Halvorson’s About Ghosts Tour

Thanks to @schellsburg.com for last night’s extensive interview on KBCS, which is now available to watch on YouTube.

My Amaryllis sextet will be on tour in September celebrating the release of About Ghosts. Thanks to @nonesuch.com for the poster! linktr.ee/maryhalvorso...

Save 50% on my @nonesuch.com releases during this 24-hour flash sale!

Looking forward to teaching at Alternative Guitar Summit next week! I'll be doing a workshop on writing guitar exercises, plus workshops with Joel Harrison, Anthony Pirog, Gilad Hekselman and Wolfgang Muthspiel. www.alternativeguitarsummitcamp.com

Soundcheck with Thumbscrew at #jazzemagosto!

Thanks to Fred Kaplan and TrackingAngle for calling About Ghosts my best album yet. trackingangle.com/music/mary-h...

Thanks to A.D. Amorosi and JazzTimes for this article about my sextet, Amaryllis, and our new Nonesuch Records release, About Ghosts. jazztimes.com/features/pro...

I'm really looking forward to playing in a duo setting for the first time with the great Nicole Mitchell a week from tonight during her residency at The Stone! event.newschool.edu/thestone0725

ARCO&FLECHA PRESENTA // CHES SMITH 'CLONE ROW' // EN GIRA 2025-2026 mailchi.mp/d5b86a2f70b4... 📸: Peter Gannushkin @maryhalvorson.bsky.social In collaboration with Saudades Tourneen, Arco & Flecha only booking the Iberian Peninsula. Ches Smith Clone Row album: chessmith.bandcamp.com/album/clone-...

Thanks to Andrew Ford for interviewing me, and featuring About Ghosts, on ABC Radio National's The Music Show this weekend. If you'd like to check it out, we start our conversation at the 31-minute mark and continue through the end of the program.

Please join us at Zürcher Gallery on Wednesday, July 30th for a memorial celebrating the life and memory of Susan Alcorn, a wonderful human and truly one of the great improvisers and players I've had the pleasure of working with. We miss you, Susan.

Congratulations to DownBeat Critics Poll winners Ambrose Akinmusire, Trumpeter of the Year; @darcyjamesargue.com, Arranger of the Year; @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Guitarist and Group (Amaryllis) of the Year; and Cécile McLorin Salvant, Vocalist of the Year! www.nonesuch.com/journal/ambr...

Some recent releases I’ve enjoyed listening to this week part I ℅ @maryhalvorson.bsky.social maryhalvorson.bandcamp.com/album/about-...

Pairing suggestions always welcome, though I prefer the @thebostonceltics.bsky.social myself.

Here’s part two of New Sounds’ recap of opening night at New York Guitar Festival www.wnyc.org/story/5024-f...

Now at YouTube: my Flotation Device interview with pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, where we discuss her transatlantic career, her new solo and duet albums (the latter with Mary Halvorson) and the influence of Nancarrow on her playing. youtu.be/7zswxK6Sgrw @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social

Sylvie Courvoisier joins Flotation Device tonight for an interview and a look at her new solo and duet (w/Mary Halvorson) albums. Plus The Horse in its expanded edition Sun 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @matthewherbert.bsky.social @accidentalrecords.bsky.social

Thank you, @thequietus.com!

" @maryhalvorson.bsky.social has made one of the best and most interesting albums of 2025 ... 'About Ghosts' is in a category of its own ... Simply put, I’m blown away by this album." —Cultural Attaché culturalattache.co/2025/06/13/n...

"The music has a dreamlike, almost 1950s quality ... Amaryllis is one of the most intriguing and thrilling bands in jazz right now, and @maryhalvorson.bsky.social's intricate compositions are a huge part of the appeal." — @stereogum.bsky.social www.stereogum.com/2313020/josh...

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Thank you, @ingalls1969.bsky.social and @popmatters.com!

Thank you, @financialtimes.com!

"Guitarist and composer @maryhalvorson.bsky.social arrived on the jazz scene in the mid 2000s with a virtuosity that commanded attention. Her current sextet, called Amaryllis, features a stellar cast of musicians." — @nprfreshair.bsky.social review of 'About Ghosts' www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...