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Topic: The Mary Halvorson Octet live |
Susan Alcorn
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Posted 14 Sep 2016 7:49 am |
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The Mary Halvorson Octet is a band I really enjoy being part of. These two videos are from a performance last month at The Stone in NYC. The first tune is "Spirit Splitter" (Octet no. 54), and the second, which contains an extended pedal steel solo, is "Fog Bank" (Octet no.56).
The musicians are
Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet), Jon Irabagon (alto saxophone), Ingrid Laubrock (tenor saxophone), Jacob Garchik (trombone), Mary Halvorson (guitar), John Hébert (bass), Ches Smith Smith (drums), and myself (pedal steel guitar)
A studio recording of the octet, all material written and arranged by Mary Halvorson, will be available sometime next month.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMm1J_sHSx8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e84_L7zsak
I hope you enjoy the music.
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www.susanalcorn.net
"So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray."
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Nick Fryer
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2016 10:00 am
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| That's a serious lineup! |
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Jim Fogarty
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Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2016 3:27 pm
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| Digging how you go all Glitchcore on the steel solo in "Fog Bank". |
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Susan Alcorn
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Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2016 7:53 am
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Thanks Jim, that was one of two songs where I got to take an extended solo.
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www.susanalcorn.net
"So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray."
- Mary Oliver |
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Susan Alcorn
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Baltimore, MD, USA
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Charlie McDonald
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out of the blue
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Posted 17 Sep 2016 12:10 pm
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Wow. I dug it, and had to listen to the second part. I thought it very urban and hip, fresh to the provincial ear.
Good review in the Times.
I also found Fog Bank, that I really liked. Boy, doesn't it make sense to have pedal steel in an ensemble? Versatility.
Seriously, I liked the chords and all on that piece, beautiful stuff. |
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