Carla Bley, a pianist, composer and arranger who carved out her own niche in avant-garde jazz, creating a singular musical style that was both daring and distinctly tender, died on October 17. She was 87. [Photo above of Carla Bley by Mark Marnie, courtesy of ECM Records]
During my interview with Carla for The Wall Street Journal in 2020, she was remarka…
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