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I'm a singer/songwriter/composer/arranger. I've been singing and writing music and poetry since I was a kid. My Dad was into jazz so I grew up on the old standards and learning how to scat - improvisation is key to jazz and it suited me. When I was singing in smoke-filled clubs years ago, I lost my voice for a while and found my other voice. I'm now a jazz baby with a classically-trained lyric soprano chaser. Operatic training really strengthened my vocal chords and expanded my range so now I'm free to sing almost anything I like, though my voice isn't as high and light as it once was.
Musically, it's an exciting time because of all the cross-pollination of genres, instruments, and cultures. I speak several languages and have studied the traditional music from more than one continent so it's a real joy to see more people intermingling different cultural influences.
My own background is intermingled from the get go (african and european diaspora mixed with native north american) so I appreciate people who are open-minded. I am usually a soloist but also love singing in a group. I like to work with people who like to experiment, who aren't rigid artistically, and who live for the excitement which takes place when minds collide. I like working with other singers, poets, songwriters, composers, and instrumentalists. I have a lot of performing experience but not in the past few years.
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Musically, it's an exciting time because of all the cross-pollination of genres, instruments, and cultures. I speak several languages and have studied the traditional music from more than one continent so it's a real joy to see more people intermingling different cultural influences.
My own background is intermingled from the get go (african and european diaspora mixed with native north american) so I appreciate people who are open-minded. I am usually a soloist but also love singing in a group. I like to work with people who like to experiment, who aren't rigid artistically, and who live for the excitement which takes place when minds collide. I like working with other singers, poets, songwriters, composers, and instrumentalists. I have a lot of performing experience but not in the past few years.
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Blog 
| Live Benefit Show in Memory of my Sister-in-Law on Friday, January 8th! | January 5, 2010 |
Friday, 2 pm (California time) at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/carla-s-friday-improvs
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| Carla's Friday Improvs back on track - January 1, 2010! | January 3, 2010 |
Recovered from tech difficulties (at least temporarily!) and happy to be back 
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| Carla's Friday Improvs CANCELLED for today December 25th, 2009! | December 25, 2009 |
Computer problems again!
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| Carla's Friday Improvs 12/18/09 | December 18, 2009 |
Good show with good music - sorry for those who had to deal with the technical difficulties!
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| Carla's Friday Improvs starts today at 2PM PST! | December 11, 2009 |
New name, new logo, same show for the most part
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