Carla Bley, the influential pianist, composer and bandleader who was an important figure in the avant-garde jazz movement of the 1960s, has died at the age of 87.
Bley’s partner, the bassist Steve Swallow, confirmed to The New York Times that she died Tuesday in Willow, a hamlet in upstate New York. He said the cause was complications from brain cancer.
In addition to Swallow, Bley is survived by her daughter with Karen Mantler. Read on know more about Carla Bley’s only daughter.
About Carla Bley daughter
Who is Karen Mantler?
Karen Mantler is an American jazz pianist, singer, and composer. She is the daughter of Carla Bley and Michael Mantler.
She was born 25 April 1966, in New York City, United States and started her musical career at a young age.
She plays piano, organ, chromatic harmonica, and sings. She has collaborated with her parents and other artists such as John Zorn, Robert Wyatt, and Terry Adams.
She has also released several albums as a leader or co-leader, such as My Cat Arnold (1989), Farewell (1996), and Business Is Bad (2014)123.
She is a talented and versatile jazz artist who continues the legacy of her parents.
Her musical debut consisted of contributing vocals on Carla Bley’s album Escalator Over the Hill (1971) at the age of four, followed by appearing on Bley’s Tropic Appetites (1974).
She then continued performing and recording on glockenspiel, organ and chromatic harmonica in many of Carla Bley’s ensembles and projects from 1977 on to the present.
She studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston on a scholarship from 1985-87. She moved back to New York City in 1987 where she formed her own ensemble to record her first two albums for the XtraWATT record label (distributed by ECM Records), My Cat Arnold (1989) and Karen Mantler and Her Cat Arnold Get the Flu (1990).
The band toured Europe several times and also appeared at venues in New York, on David Sanborn’s Night Music television show, and at the Montreal International Jazz Festival (1991).
She recorded two more albums of her music, Farewell (XtraWATT, 1996) and Pet Project (Virgin Classics, 2000).
In 2003 she collaborated with Robert Wyatt on his album Cuckooland, playing keyboards, singing and contributing three compositions.
She has performed and recorded with a wide variety of musicians including Steve Swallow, Motohiko Hino, Michael Mantler, Terry Adams, Robbie Dupree, Artie Traum, Peter Blegvad, John Greaves, Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Annie Whitehead, Anton Fier’s band The Golden Palominos and Tony Scherr. She has also been featured in Hal Willner productions.
As well as creating the WATTxtraWATT web site, she has been the designer of every WATT and XtraWATT CD cover and booklet since 2003.
At the same time she has been working with her trio featuring bassist Kato Hideki and multi-instrumentalist Doug Wieselman.
Her fifth recording as a leader, entitled Business Is Bad, was released in June 2014 (XtraWATT/14).
Karen Mantler husband
Karen Mantler does not have a husband. She has not been married or engaged to anyone in the past.
As a private individual, Karen Mantler keeps her personal life, including her relationships and marital status, out of the public eye.
Her focus remains on her work and her contributions to the world of music, where she has made a name for herself.
Karen Mantler children
Karen Mantler does not have any children. She is single and lives with her cat Arnold in New York City
Karen Mantler net worth
Karen Mantler’s estimated net worth falls within the range of $1-5 million.
This substantial wealth can be attributed to her dedication and professionalism as a composer.
Her wealth reflects her standing as a renowned professional in the world of music.
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