Dr. Jazz Talks #67: Samo Šalamon & Mary Halvorson interview

New interview from the Dr. Jazz Talks interview series, this time Mary Halvorson – fantastic guitarist and composer with a great last album Artlessly Falling… We talk about Mary’s beginnings and influences, being a bandleader, playing with Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Michael Formanek and others, her last album Artlessly Falling, her improvisational and compositional approaches, etc… A selection of the incredible albums that Mary did as a leader: 2008 – Dragon’s Head (with John Hebert, Ches Smith) 2010 – Saturn Sings (with Jonathan Finlayson, Jon Irabagon, John Hebert, Ches Smith) 2013 – Illusionary Sea (with Jonathan Finlayson, Jon Irabagon, Ingrid Laubrock, Jacob Garchik, John Hebert, Ches Smith) 2016 – Away With You (with Jonathan Finlayson, Jon Irabagon, Ingrid Laubrock, Jacob Garchik, Susan Alcorn, John Hebert, Ches Smith) 2018 – Code Girl (with Amirtha Kidambi, Ambrose Akinmusire, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara) 2020 – Artlessly Falling (with Amirtha Kidambi, Adam O