UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Irene Judyth Markoff recordings: Interview: Carla Bley, 1977-04

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Markoff, Irene Judyth, 1944-
Title
UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Irene Judyth Markoff recordings: Interview: Carla Bley
Dates
1977-04
Quantity
1 items  :  EC - 1 reel (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); Duration: 00:28:15
Collection Number
1986030
Summary
Copy of interview by Irene Markoff of Carla Bley for Jazz Radio Canada program, originally taped in New York, 4/14 and 4/16/77.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Unrestricted: collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Carla Bley (1936-), born in Oakland, California, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. Bley was a central figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s and is particularly well known for her jazz opera Escalator over the Hill. In 1964 she helped organize the Jazz Composers Guild. Throughout her musical career, Bley has worked with, and arranged and composed music for, a wide range of artists. Bley continues to record with her own big band.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Performer: Carla Bley/keyboard, composition.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ethnomusicology

Geographical Names

  • North America
  • United States

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Bley, Carla (performer)