After giving up the church to immerse herself in roller skating at the age of fourteen, she moved to New York at seventeen and became a cigarette girl at Birdland, where she met jazz pianist Paul Bley.
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An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator over the Hill (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including Gary Burton, Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Art Farmer, John Scofield and her ex-husband Paul Bley.Įarly life Carla Bley at Keystone Korner, San Francisco 1979īley was born in Oakland, California, United States, to Emil Borg (1899–1990), a piano teacher and church choirmaster, who encouraged her to sing and to learn to play the piano, and Arline Anderson (1907–1944), who died when Bley was eight years old. It’s a rare sonic journey…not to be missed.Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. The detailed concert schedule is live on the Big Ears website here, so make sure to plan accordingly to experience these spellbinding artists during your curated festival weekend. For an intimate solo performance, Haltli will deliver a solo set for festival fans at St.
With his latest work, The Border Woods, Haltli will perform with percussion and the Swedish nyckelharpa on Friday and Saturday night at the Knoxville Museum of Art for a unique experience of new world music. We’re excited to present two opportunities to catch the virtuosic performer over the weekend. Rounding out the list of ECM artists at the festival this year is Frode Haltli, who is taking the accordion into exciting and previously unimagined musical realms. Henriksen and Storløkken will also be joined by producer Helge Sten on Sunday evening to perform as Supersilent for the band’s first visit to the United States since a brief tour in 2004. These once-in-a-lifetime Big Ears collaborations are sure to be some of the most memorable experiences at the festival.Įvocative trumpet player Arve Henriksen, one of the world’s most distinctive and in demand musicians, will be joined by keyboard virtuoso Ståle Storløkken on the world class pipe organ at Church Street United Methodist Church for a memorable Friday night concert. Making a rare concert appearance in the United States, Norwegian hardanger fiddle player Nils Økland will deliver three performances over the weekend - with this band on Friday, with organ extraordinaire Sigbjørn Apeland on Saturday, and with jazz musician and composer Mats Eilertsen on Sunday. Bleckmann will be joined by jazz guitarist Ben Monder, who was featured on David Bowie’s final album Blackstar, for a special duo collaboration at The Standard on Sunday evening.
On Saturday night, his Theo Bleckmann Quintet will take the Bijou Theatre stage for a legendary collaborative performance. Sure to be a highlight, the Tennessee Theatre will host a rare 35mm screening of her 1988 experimental feature film Book of Days, which Monk describes as “a film for the ears.”Ĭontinually revered by The New York Times and The New Yorker, jazz vocalist and new music composer Theo Bleckmann will treat us to two bewitching performances at Big Ears. Monk and a quartet version of her Vocal Ensemble will perform The Soul’s Messenger, showcasing pieces from some of her most celebrated works such as Atlas, Mercy, and Dolmen Music. We’re especially thrilled to host prolific performing artist Meredith Monk for some very special performances during the festival weekend. To witness Gavin Bryars’ work come to life through one of the foremost American choral ensembles working today, Big Ears patrons should attend The Crossing’s performance of Gavin Bryars’ The Fifth Century with Prism at the beautiful Church Street United Methodist Church. Performing to Bryars’ minimalist classic The Sinking of the Titanic on Sunday night will be turntablist Philip Jeck, featuring projection design by Big Ears alumnus Bill Morrison alongside artist Laurie Olinder. The inimitable Carla Bley will deliver two performances at Big Ears: on Thursday night she will perform with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra at the historic Tennessee Theatre, while her Saturday evening performance with Carla Bley Trios at the Bijou Theatre will include Steve Swallow and Andy Sheppard.įestivalgoers will have three opportunities to see works by composer and double bassist Gavin Bryars, including a Saturday evening performance with the Gavin Bryars Ensemble, marking the group’s first-ever performance in the United States. Emphasizing improvisation from the outset, ECM and its artists issue immensely vital music, and we are delighted to welcome some of their finest musicians to the festival this year. You may or may not have noticed that Big Ears is hosting quite a few artists represented by our friends at ECM Records.
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