Carla Bley, Jazz Composer and Pianist, Dies at 87

Carla Bley, an influential jazz composer and pianist, died in her home in Willow, N.Y. due to complications from brain cancer. She was 87. Bley’s partner of over 30 years, bassist Steve Swallow, confirmed the news to The New York Times. A pioneer of the free jazz movement, Bley led a big band with New […]
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