Mary Halvorson Begins 'About Ghosts' US Tour with Amaryllis Sextet

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Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson kicks off a nine-city US tour performing music from her new album, About Ghosts, with her Amaryllis sextet: Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet). The tour begins at Chicago's Sound & Gravity festival tonight, with stops in Kentucky, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, culminating at Roulette in Brooklyn on September 21. They head to Europe in November. 

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Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson kicks off a nine-city US tour performing music from her new album, About Ghosts, with her Amaryllis sextet: Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet). The tour begins at Chicago's Sound & Gravity festival tonight, with stops in Kentucky, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, culminating at Roulette in Brooklyn on September 21. They head to Europe in November. See below for details and tickets; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

About Ghosts features eight new compositions by Halvorson, performed with the sextet, with saxophonists Immanuel Wilkins and Brian Settles joining the ensemble on five tunes, and Halvorson adding Pocket Piano synthesizer overdubs on a number of tracks. The album was produced and mixed by Deerhoof's John Dieterich. Halvorson was once again named Guitarist of the Year in the 2025 DownBeat Critics Poll, and Amaryllis was named Group of the Year. You can get the album and hear it here.

MARY HALVORSON & AMARYLLIS ON TOUR

Sep 12Sound & Gravity FestivalChicago, IL
Sep 13Singletary CenterLexington, KY
Sep 14Auer Hall, Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN
Sep 16De La LuzHolyoke, MA
Sep 17SPACE GalleryPortland, ME
Sep 18RegattabarCambridge, MA
Sep 19Arden Concert GildArden, DE
Sep 20Solar MythPhiladelphia, PA
Sep 21RouletteBrooklyn, NY
   
Oct 30Victoria Nasjonal JazzsceneOslo, NORWAY
Nov 5StadtgartenCologne, GERMANY
Nov 7BimhuisAmsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Nov 8De OosterportGroningen, NETHERLANDS
   
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Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis sextet 2025
  • Friday, September 12, 2025
    Mary Halvorson Begins 'About Ghosts' US Tour with Amaryllis Sextet

    Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson kicks off a nine-city US tour performing music from her new album, About Ghosts, with her Amaryllis sextet: Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet). The tour begins at Chicago's Sound & Gravity festival tonight, with stops in Kentucky, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, culminating at Roulette in Brooklyn on September 21. They head to Europe in November. See below for details and tickets; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    About Ghosts features eight new compositions by Halvorson, performed with the sextet, with saxophonists Immanuel Wilkins and Brian Settles joining the ensemble on five tunes, and Halvorson adding Pocket Piano synthesizer overdubs on a number of tracks. The album was produced and mixed by Deerhoof's John Dieterich. Halvorson was once again named Guitarist of the Year in the 2025 DownBeat Critics Poll, and Amaryllis was named Group of the Year. You can get the album and hear it here.

    MARY HALVORSON & AMARYLLIS ON TOUR

    Sep 12Sound & Gravity FestivalChicago, IL
    Sep 13Singletary CenterLexington, KY
    Sep 14Auer Hall, Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN
    Sep 16De La LuzHolyoke, MA
    Sep 17SPACE GalleryPortland, ME
    Sep 18RegattabarCambridge, MA
    Sep 19Arden Concert GildArden, DE
    Sep 20Solar MythPhiladelphia, PA
    Sep 21RouletteBrooklyn, NY
       
    Oct 30Victoria Nasjonal JazzsceneOslo, NORWAY
    Nov 5StadtgartenCologne, GERMANY
    Nov 7BimhuisAmsterdam, NETHERLANDS
    Nov 8De OosterportGroningen, NETHERLANDS
       
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