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Thumbscrew

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Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 17:00
»The sound of Mary Halvorson’s guitar is absolutely unique with her flinty attack, a spidery finesse and a shiver of wobbly delay,« writes the New York Times about the highly acclaimed American guitarist. Marc Ribot and Mary Halvorson have already played together in many constellations – no wonder he has now invited her as a special guest to his »Reflektor« Festival at the Elbphilharmonie with her all-star trio Thumbscrew. Thumbscrew came about more or less by chance when bassist Michael... Read full text

Keywords: Jazz & World

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Mary HalvorsonGuitar
Michael FormanekBass
Tomas FujiwaraDrums

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