Karen Mantler

She then continued performing and recording on glockenspiel, organ and chromatic harmonica in many of Carla Bley's ensembles and projects from 1977 on to the present.The band toured Europe several times and also appeared at venues in New York, on David Sanborn's Night Music television show,[3] and at the Montreal International Jazz Festival (1991).In 2003 she collaborated with Robert Wyatt on his album Cuckooland, playing keyboards, singing and contributing three compositions.[4] She has performed and recorded with a wide variety of musicians including Steve Swallow, Motohiko Hino, Michael Mantler, Terry Adams, Robbie Dupree, Artie Traum, Peter Blegvad, John Greaves, Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Annie Whitehead, Anton Fier's band The Golden Palominos, the Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet,[5] and Tony Scherr.[7] In April 2024, Mantler was a guest vocalist with Ghost Train Orchestra and Kronos Quartet performing Moondog repertoire at New York's Town Hall.
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