Mary Halvorson/Jessica Pavone Duo July 15, 2007

Mary Halvorson (guitar) and Jessica Pavone (viola) have been collaborating since 2002 to create a unique body of duo music. The pair combines lush melodies with textural improvisation and jagged rhythms to create concise, enigmatic musical episodes. Their collaboration utilizes a variety of timbres, achieved through amplification and electronic effects as well as acoustic presentation. Judith Berkson has sung with musicians such as Steve Coleman, Frank London, Joe Maneri and Yiddish folk legend Theodore Bikel.