Bending Bridges is Brooklyn-based guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson s second recording with her working quintet, and third consecutive title as a leader on Firehouse 12 Records. As on 2010 s Saturn Sings, which appeared on nearly 100 Best-of-the-Year Lists, she is joined by trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, saxophonist Jon Irabagon, bassist John Hébert, and drummer Ches Smith for a program of new original compositions written specifically for this ensemble.