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Carla White
American jazz singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carla Ruth White (September 15, 1951 – May 9, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist.
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White was born in Oakland, California and raised in Bellport, New York.[1] Her father, Dwain, was also born in Oakland and worked as an airline pilot.[2] Her mother, Rosa, was born in Indiana and served on several artistic foundation boards later in her life.[3] Her parents divorced early in White’s life, though when they divorced is unclear; her mother was married to physicist Frederick Ayer from 1966 until his death. White’s siblings, Penny and Miles, predeceased her.[4]
Though she began dancing at an early age, White decided to pursue jazz dance after a friend introduced her to jazz as a teenager.[1] She began dancing and acting at the Northwestern University dance and drama camp over the course of two summers, and spent her final year of high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, where she studied theater. She moved to London in 1969 to attend Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She dropped out before finishing the degree in order to pursue singing; she then spent a short period traveling and busking through Europe and North Africa.
She returned to New York City and took music lessons intermittently during the 1970s with Lennie Tristano and Warne Marsh.[5] In 1979 she met trumpeter Manny Duran, who became her mentor. They formed the White-Duran Band and recorded the album Andruline for Stash.[5] White died from cancer on May 9, 2007, in New York.[5][4]
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White was the niece of Broadway costume designer Miles White.[6][2]
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As leader/co-leader
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