Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone - Thin Air (2009)

Tracklist:

01 For You Or Them [4:18]
02 Thin Air [7:04]
03 Juice [4:38]
04 Barber [3:33]
05 Sinking [5:22]
06 Ten Years [2:51]
07 Lullaby [6:02]
08 ... and Goodnight [2:46]



Mary Halvoson and Jessica Pavone, two halves of a Brooklyn based collaborative duo, have amassed between them a unique body of work, drawing from classical, jazz and other traditions, while offering something absolutely new.

Mary Halvorson (Guitarist, composer and improviser), is a New York Jazz scene veteran, having been active there since 2002. She also performs with The Mary Halvorson Trio, and has performed in ensembles led by Tim Berne, Trevor Dunn, Elliot Sharp and John Tchicai, among others.

String instrumentalist and composier Jessica Pavone, is active as a musician in New York since 1999, and best known for her work with Anthony Braxton in his Septet and Twelve+1-tet, as well as her projhects with Mary Halvorson.

Album THIN AIR is a presentation showcasing their vast talents as composers, vocalists and lyricists. Their words, which borrow from themes relating to everything from human relationships and traveling to ideas that are much more abstract, complex and intangible, are paired in a sparse yet effervescent style that makes the listener fell as though the dup were sitting right there, in his or her livingroom. Both intimate and forward thinking, this release is a true example of the power of thought, offering a unique blend of avant folk with jazz underpinnings.