21 Grand Presents
Good for Cows
Mary Halvorson - Jessica Pavonne duo
On tour from the east coast, the Halvorson - Pavonne duo is an acoustic duo performing gorgeous new music for guitar and violin. Also featured on the bill are local wunderkinds Good for Cows, a duo that has reimagined drum and bass in an acoustic setting.
Mary Halvorson (guitar and voice) & Jessica Pavone (viola and voice) are a Brooklyn based collaborative duo that has been working together for almost four years composing and performing a unique body of music, drawing from classical, jazz and folk traditions while experimenting with new forms. Their music explores improvisation and composition while utilizing amplification and electronic effects as well as acoustic presentation. The compositions in their current repertoire generally range in length from two to four minutes, with each of them composing separate pieces for the project.
Their debut album, Prairies, was released in November of 2005 on the Lucky Kitchen label in Spain. (www.luckykitchen.com) Since 2003 they have been performing regularly in New York City, at venues such as Roulette, Tonic, Barbes and the Stone. They have also performed at several music festivals, including The Wels Unlimited Festival in Austria; The Other Half - a festival featuring emerging female improvisers in New York; and the Improvised and Otherwise Festival in Brooklyn. In January and June of 2006 they toured the Northeast, South and Midwest United States. They have recently received press in publications such as the New York Times, Time Out New York, Time Out Chicago, The Chicago Reader, Signal to Noise, The Wire, and All About Jazz.
Cost: $6 - $10 Sliding Scale