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Mary Halvorson

Jazz band from Boston, MA · formed 1980

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Shows on record
12
Rooms played
12
Cities
11
Releases
35
Last show
Sep 17, 2025SPACE

About

Mary Halvorson is a band from Boston, MA, formed in 1980, tagged avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, chamber jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2025, across 12 rooms in 11 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

12 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20101 show
  3. 20112 shows
  4. 20163 shows
  5. 20172 shows
  6. 20222 shows
  7. 20251 show
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 17, 2025SPACE · PortlandHeadlinerwith Adam O'Farrill, Jacob Garchik, Patricia Brennan, +2
Oct 29, 2022Arts + Literature Laboratory · MadisonSupportwith Thumbscrew, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara
May 4, 2022Institut Français - Maison De France · BerlinSupportwith MYRA MELFORD`S FIRE AND WATER QUINTET, Myra Melford, Ingrid Laubrock, +2
Jul 15, 2017Katonah · KatonahSupportwith Stephan Crump, Secret Keeper
Apr 2, 2017Philarmonie de Paris-Amphithéâtre · ParisSupportwith John Zorn, Masada, Asmodeus, +17
Jul 30, 2016Fort Adams State Park · NewportSupportwith Gregory Porter, Robert Glasper Experiment, Chick Corea, +26
Jul 29, 2016The International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino · NewportSupportwith Galactic, Gregory Porter, Robert Glasper Experiment, +31
Jun 1, 2016Radio Radio · IndianapolisHeadlinerwith Thumbscrew, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara
Oct 21, 2011Bimhuis · AmsterdamSupportwith Ches Smith, Tim Berne, Tony Malaby, +1
Jun 12, 2011Melbourne Town Hall · MelbourneSupportwith Tony Conrad, FaUST, Oren Ambarchi, +42
May 4, 2010The Stone · New York (NYC)Supportwith Alan Licht, Elliott Sharp
Sep 13, 2008Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoSupportwith Xiu Xiu, Evangelista, Prurient, +3

Where they play

12 rooms in 11 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Newport2 shows
  • Amsterdam1 show
  • Berlin1 show
  • Indianapolis1 show
  • Katonah1 show

and 6 other cities

Releases

35 releases, 2005–2026

  • Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings

    2026

  • Bone Bells

    2025

  • About Ghosts

    2025

  • Cloudward

    2024

  • Amaryllis & Belladonna

    2022

  • Strings & Things

    2022

  • Amaryllis

    2022

  • Belladonna

    2022

  • Searching For The Disappeared Hour

    2021

  • A Tangle Of Stars

    2019

  • Code Girl

    2018 · Album

  • Seed Triangular

    2018 · Album

  • The Maid with the Flaxen Hair—A Tribute to Johnny Smith

    2018 · Album

  • Traversing Orbits

    2018 · Album

  • BANGS

    2017 · Album

  • Crop Circles

    2017 · Album

  • Err Guitar

    2017 · Album

  • Illegal Crowns

    2016 · Album

  • Mary Halvorson & Noël Akchoté

    2016 · Album

  • The Out Louds

    2016 · Album

  • Emerge

    2015 · Album

  • Meltframe

    2015 · Album

  • Reverse Blue

    2014 · Album

  • Sifter

    2013 · Album

  • Super Eight

    2013 · Album

  • Camino Cielo Echo

    2012 · Album

  • Mechanical Malfunction

    2012 · Album

  • Opulence

    2012 · Album

  • Departure of Reason

    2011 · Album

  • Electric Fruit

    2011 · Album

  • Crackleknob

    2009 · Album

  • Thin Air

    2009 · Album

  • Calling All Portraits

    2008 · Album

  • On and Off

    2007 · Album

  • Prairies

    2005 · Album

Lineup

  • Ingrid Laubrock Anti-House · guitar
  • Mary Halvorson Quintet
  • Mary Halvorson Trio · eponymous
  • Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up
  • Mary Halvorson Septet
  • People · lead vocals
  • Marc Ribot & The Young Philadelphians · guitar
  • Thumbscrew
  • Mary Halvorson Octet
  • Mary Halvorson Quartet · guitar
  • Tomeka Reid Quartet · guitar
  • Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl · eponymous
  • Myra Melford’s Fire and Water Quintet · guitar
  • Aych
  • Tom Rainey Trio
  • Secret Keeper · electric guitar
  • Ches Smith & These Arches
  • Amaryllis Sextet · principal
  • Plymouth · electric guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 4 plays, 2025-07-28–2026-07-27 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Mary Halvorson — Katonah, 2017-07-15
Poster · Katonah, 2017-07-15 — Songkick
Mary Halvorson — Radio Radio, 2016-06-01
Poster · Radio Radio, 2016-06-01 — Songkick
Mary Halvorson — The Stone, 2010-05-04
Poster · The Stone, 2010-05-04 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Mary Halvorson on Last.fmArtist facts
Mary Halvorson on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.