Carla Bley Concert History

Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. 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 and her ex-husband Paul Bley.

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Carla Bley Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 21, 2018
Pori Jazz Festival
"Pori Jazz Festival" / Alanis Morissette / Jessie Ware / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Yazz Ahmed / Katie Melua / Carla Bley / Zara McFarlane / Vesta
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Kirjurinluoto Arena Pori, Finland
Jul 13, 2018
North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam)
D'Angelo / Emeli Sandé / The Roots / The O'Jays / Gary Clark Jr. / Snarky Puppy / Marcus Miller / R+R=NOW / Robert Glasper / Terrace Martin / Christian Scott / Taylor McFerrin / Derrick Hodge / Roy Hargrove quintet / BadBadNotGood / Ibeyi / Carla Bley / WIZKID / Charles Lloyd / Stanley Clarke / Kurt Elling / Willie Colon / Maria Schneider Orchestra / Ruthie Foster / Tord Gustavsen Trio / Moonchild / Hannah Williams / Durand Jones & The Indications / Cory Henry / Metropole Orkest Show all bands
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Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 09, 2018
"Montreux Jazz Festival" / Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow / Avishai Cohen

Montreux Jazz Festival

Montreux Jazz Cafe Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Jun 28, 2017 –
Jul 08, 2017
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2017
Bob Dylan / Feist / Joey Bada$$ / Her / Ludovico Einaudi / Thievery Corporation / The Four Tops / Joss Stone / Walk Off The Earth / Gipsy Kings / The O'Jays / Caravan Palace / Buddy Guy / Melissa Etheridge / The Strumbellas / King Crimson / Pink Martini / Wax Tailor / Charlotte Day Wilson / Men Without Hats / The Barr Brothers / Robert Glasper Experiment / Squarepusher / Jacob Collier / Imany / Rodrigo Amarante / Kevin Garrett / Charles Bradley / Serena Ryder / John Scofield / Deluxe / Ron Sexsmith / Portico Quartet / San Fermin / Charlotte Cardin / Bill Frisell / Too Many Zooz / The Bad Plus / Stanley Clarke / Buika / Puma Blue / Tony Allen / Joshua Redman / Colin Stetson / Lizz Wright / Jesse Cook / Milk & Bone / Tigran Hamasyan / Songhoy Blues / Cory Henry / Arturo Sandoval / Somi / Hiromi / Geoffroy / Christian McBride / Charlie Musselwhite / Whitehorse / Kandace Springs / Morgan James / Xenia Rubinos / Jack DeJohnette / Acid Arab / Jean-Michel Blais / Helena Deland / KNOWER / Bobby Bazini / Kurt Rosenwinkel / Vijay Iyer / Siv Jakobsen / Nicholas Payton / Flavia Coelho / Ambrose Akinmusire / Matt Andersen / Brian Blade / Charles Lloyd / John Pizzarelli / Tanya Tagaq / Roberto Fonseca / Shabaka Hutchings / Blick Bassy / Groenland / Harry Manx / Mark Guiliana / Alfredo Rodriguez / Donny McCaslin / Bassekou Kouyate / Catherine Russell / Ravi Coltrane / Misc / Sam Gendel / Dave Douglas / Fast Romantics / Phronesis / Esmerine / John Medeski / Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra / Danilo Pérez / Jesse Mac Cormack / Carla Bley / Pierre Kwenders / Tonino Baliardo / Kellylee Evans / Binker & Moses / Aliocha / Lisa Simone / Sam Wilkes / Gabrielle Shonk / Steve Hill / Wallace Roney / Aron Ottignon / Rudresh Mahanthappa / KROY / Harold López-Nussa / Neil Cowley / Bokanté / Jessica Molaskey / George Cables / Scott Colley / Jeremy Pelt / Adam Rogers / Larry Grenadier / Ben Monder / Gwilym Simcock / Elena Roger / Barbra Lica / Daniel Jobim / Edmar Castaneda / Ron Miles / Andrea Lindsay / Jowee Omicil / Thomas Morgan / Michael Kaeshammer / Theo Bleckmann / Harlem Gospel Choir / UZEB / Ingrid Jensen / Robin Eubanks / Victor Lewis / Dennis Hamm / Renee Wilkin / Malika Tirolien / Jane Bunnett / Harfang / Escalandrum / David Virelles / John Hollenbeck / Daniel Freedman / Michael League / Ben Street / Franco Luciani / Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir / Adam Cruz / Ranee Lee / E.J. Strickland / Joe Sullivan / Jason Palmer / Laurent Coulondre / Paulo Ramos / Kim Richardson / Cab Calloway Orchestra / Krzysztof Kobylinski / Dessy Di Lauro / Ariel Pocock / Chet Doxas / John Roney / Lorraine Desmarais / Christine Jensen / Carlos Jimenez / Misses Satchmo / SHYRE / Mathieu Holubowski / Rachel Therrien / Jean-Willy Kunz / La La Land in Concert / Parlor Social / Yannick Rieu / Nicholas Reyes / Orchestre National De Jazz De Montreal / Amy Sacko / Jacques Kuba Seguin / Parc X Trio / Quatuor esca / Yunior Terry / Hichem Khalfa / Guillaume Martineau / Christian Lane / Essiet Essiet / Al Mclean / Django Reinhardt Allstars / Daniel Clarke Bouchard / Richard Beaudet / Ron Di Lauro / Trabuco Habanero / Alex Bellegarde / Ric'key Pageot / BROS (Can) Show all bands
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Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jun 27, 2017
"Blue Note Jazz Festival" / Carla Bley

Blue Note Jazz Festival

Blue Note New York New York, New York, United States
Mar 23, 2017 –
Mar 26, 2017
Big Ears Festival 2017
Wilco / Blonde Redhead / The Magnetic Fields / Deerhoof / Tortoise / My Brightest Diamond / Xiu Xiu / Johann Johannsson / Colin Stetson / Laetitia Sadier / Aoife O'Donovan / Matmos / Colleen / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Yasmine Hamdan / Six Organs of Admittance / Julian Lage / Anna Meredith / Michael Hurley / DM Stith / Joan Shelley / Gavin Bryars / Meredith Monk / Yuki Numata Resnick / DJ Rupture / Arve Henriksen / Shye Ben Tzur / Xylouris White / The Rajasthan Express / Rachel Grimes / Dakha Brakha / Sir Richard Bishop / White Magic / Oliver Coates / Philip Jeck / Theatre of Voices / Shara Worden / Maya Beiser / Carla Bley / Dave Harrington / Supersilent / Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge / Glenn Kotche / Ahleuchatistas / Nathan Salsburg / Acme / Horse Lords / Deathprod / Sarah Kirkland Snider / Frederic Rzewski / Theo Bleckmann / Rangda / Alvin Curran / Gavin Bryars Ensemble / Steve Lehman / Lisa Moore / Dave Harrington Group / Nils Økland / Junun / On Fillmore / Claire Chase / Frode Haltli / Matthew Shipp Trio / Henry Threadgill's Zooid / Emilia Amper / Wu Fei / The American Contemporary Music Ensemble / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra / Sélébéyone / Henry Grimes / Stale Storlokken / Padma Newsome / Shane Parish / Richard Teitelbaum / Musica Elettronica Viva / Nils Økland Band / Nief-Norf / Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner Show all bands
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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Jul 17, 2016
Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow Ronnie Scott's London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 13, 2015
Charlie Haden Memorial And Celebration Of His Life
"Charlie Haden Memorial And Celebration Of His Life" / Alan Broadbent / Ernie Watts / Rodney Green / Scott Colley / Carla Bley / Tony Malaby / Chris Cheek / Loren Stillman / Curtis Fowlkes / Steve Cardenas / Matt Wilson / Steve Swallow
The Town Hall New York, New York, United States
Nov 18, 2014
Steve Swallow / Carla Bley

Steve Swallow / Carla Bley at Ronnie Scott's

Ronnie Scott's London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 17, 2014
Steve Swallow / Carla Bley

Steve Swallow / Carla Bley at Ronnie Scott's

Ronnie Scott's London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 22, 2013
Hal Willner / Marc Almond / Richard Strange / Carla Bley / Nitin Sawhney

Amarcord Nino Rota

The Barbican London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 20, 2009
Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra / Charlie Haden / Four Tet / The Bad Plus / Robert Wyatt / Carla Bley / Steve Reid / Mats Gustafsson / Liberation Music Orchestra
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Southbank Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 25, 2008 –
Oct 27, 2008
MGMT / The National / Gogol Bordello / Stacey Kent / Carla Bley / Siba e a Fuloresta

Tim Festival 2008

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Teatro Universitário Vitória, Brazil
Oct 23, 2008 –
Oct 25, 2008
Tim Festival 2008
Kanye West / MGMT / The National / Klaxons / Gogol Bordello / Junior Boys / Dan Deacon / Esperanza Spalding / Sonny Rollins / Stacey Kent / Bill Frisell / Switch / DJ Yoda / Neon Neon / Marcelo Camelo / DJ Craze / Enrico Pieranunzi / Database / Tomasz Stańko / Carla Bley / Instituto / Cérebro Eletrônico / Chico Pinheiro / Sany Pitbull / Tomasz Stako Show all bands
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Marina da Glória Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Oct 21, 2008 –
Oct 25, 2008
TIM Festival
Junior Boys / Gogol Bordello / Dan Deacon / Bill Frisell / Carla Bley / Cérebro Eletrônico / DJ Yoda / Enrico Pieranunzi / Esperanza Spalding / Kanye West / Klaxons / MGMT / Marcelo Camelo / Música Magneta / Neon Neon / Paul Weller / Sany Pitbull / Sonny Rollins / Stacey Kent / The Gossip / The National / Tomasz Stanko Quintet Show all bands
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Auditório Ibirapuera São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Jun 28, 2008
Herbie Hancock / Diana Krall / Etta James / Buddy Guy / Chick Corea / Sonny Rollins / Stacey Kent / Wayne Shorter / Ornette Coleman / Milton Nascimento / Return to Forever / John McLaughlin / Salif Keita / Manu Dibango / Jean-Luc Ponty / Tony Alle...
Herbie Hancock / Diana Krall / Etta James / Buddy Guy / Chick Corea / Sonny Rollins / Stacey Kent / Wayne Shorter / Ornette Coleman / Milton Nascimento / Return to Forever / John McLaughlin / Salif Keita / Manu Dibango / Jean-Luc Ponty / Tony Allen / Curtis Stigers / Alceu Valença / Cheikh Lo / Claude Bolling / Eric Bibb / Carla Bley / Toumani Diabaté / Stefano di Battista / Fred Wesley / Rad / Pee Wee Ellis / Eddy Clearwater / Simphiwe Dana / Davell Crawford / Wayne Shorter Quartet / Maria Schneider Orchestra / Flavio Boltro / Etta James and the Roots Band / Donald Brown / Stéphane Belmondo / Orchestre National De Lyon / Imani Winds / The Big 3 Palladium Orchestra / Ensemble Instrumental De Basse-normandie Dominique Debart / Boney Fields / Dany Doriz / Rosario Giuliani Quintet / Jean-pierre Bertrand / Bill Mobley / Rose Ann Dimalanta / Nicole Slack-jones Show all bands
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Théâtre Antique Vienne, France
Apr 19, 2008
Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington, Vermont, United States
Apr 16, 2008
Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow Scullers Jazz Club Allston, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 21, 2005
Carla Bley Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 20, 2005
Carla Bley Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington, United States

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Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra / Carla Bley
Nov 1, 2004
 New York, New York, United States
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Carla Bley / The Carla Bley Big Band / Tony Oxley Trio / Gordon Beck on May 23, 1997 [244-small]

Carla Bley / The Carla Bley Big Band / Tony Oxley Trio / Gordon Beck
May 23 - 24, 1997
 Bath, England, United Kingdom
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Concerts Per Year:

2018 3 concerts
2017 3 concerts
2016 1 concert
2015 1 concert
2014 2 concerts
2013 1 concert
2009 1 concert
2008 6 concerts
2005 10 concerts
2004 1 concert
1997 1 concert
1982 1 concert
1980 1 concert
1978 1 concert

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