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Mary Halvorson's Amaryllis grows airborne

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Feb 10, 2024
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Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis at Solar Myth, Philadelphia. Feb. 8, 2024. (Nate Chinen)

Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis began their show at Solar Myth on Thursday night with the same heraldic row of intervals that opens an arresting new album, Cloudward. Scored at first for guitar, trombone and vibraphone, with bass for counterpoint, this slanted fanfare soon fou…

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