Bley, who died Oct. 17, led her own large and small touring bands from the 1970s until a few years ago — but jazz musicians had been playing her enigmatic compositions long before that. This is FRESH ...

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, ...

The composer Carla Bley moved to New York City when she was 17, sleeping on benches and working menial jobs just to be close to jazz music. This was in the 1950s, and since then she wrote hundreds of ...

Bley received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1972, and shortly thereafter formed the Carla Bley Band with bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Mick Taylor, and Swallow. In the 1980s Bley began experimenting with ...

This is FRESH AIR. Composer Carla Bley died in October at the age of 87. She led her own large and small touring bands from the 1970s until a few years ago, but jazz musicians had been playing her ...

Carla Bley, the pianist behind some of the most beloved compositions in the jazz canon, who recorded over two dozen albums between 1966 and 2019, died Tuesday. Her death was confirmed by her husband ...

Jazz master Carla Bley wrote hundreds of compositions — some of which are now considered standards. She died this week in New York of complications from brain cancer, her husband said. She was 87. The ...

Bley died at her home in Willow, New York, The New York Times reported. Her longtime partner, bassist Steve Swallow, told the newspaper that the cause of death was complications of brain cancer. Bley ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The composer Carla Bley moved to New ...