
Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl Celebrates Album Release at Jazz Standard
Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl is an exercise in stepping out of one’s comfort zone. Halvorson has made a name for herself in NYC’s dense jazz scene with stunning licks, but with Code Girl she’s written lyrics, which differentiates the project from her mostly instrumental output. She worked with vocalist Amirtha Kidambi, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, bassist Michael Formanek, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara to record the project. Over two nights this week, Halvorson recreated the magi