Jessica Pavone (solo) w/ Dan Blake at La Terraza 7

Pavone's technique pushes the viola to new frontiers while also bringing it back into a more rustic context. "Without liner notes," observes Avant Music News, "it would likely be impossible to identify the instrument from which these sounds originate." Her work also explores the relationship between her instrument, which she finds "larger than comfortable" and the body.

Pavone has been an active member of the music community in New York City since 2000. She currently leads her own string ensemble, plays in the band JOBS, is in a duo with guitarist Mary Halvorson, and is in Anthony Braxton's Tri-Centric Orchestra...

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Pavone's technique pushes the viola to new frontiers while also bringing it back into a more rustic context. "Without liner notes," observes Avant Music News, "it would likely be impossible to identify the instrument from which these sounds originate." Her work also explores the relationship between her instrument, which she finds "larger than comfortable" and the body.

Pavone has been an active member of the music community in New York City since 2000. She currently leads her own string ensemble, plays in the band JOBS, is in a duo with guitarist Mary Halvorson, and is in Anthony Braxton's Tri-Centric Orchestra. As an instrumentalist, she has personally worked with and interpreted new music by Anthony Braxton, Elliott Sharp, Glenn Branca, Henry Threadgill, Wadada Leo Smith, Aaron Seigel, John King, Matana Roberts, Matthew Welch, Tristan Perich, Tyondai Braxton, and William Parker.

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