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Christine Correa

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Christine Correa
Birth nameChristine Isobel Correa
Born (1955-07-08) July 8, 1955 (age 69)
Mumbai, India
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Years active1990s–present
LabelsMusic & Arts
Websitechristinecorrea.com

Christine Isobel Correa (born July 8, 1955) is an American jazz singer of Indian origin.

Life and work

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Correa is from a musical family; her father Micky Correa led big bands in India.[1] As a child she sang and played piano.[1] In 1979, she moved to the U.S. and attended the New England Conservatory of Music, where her teachers included Jaki Byard, Ran Blake, and Joe Maneri.[1] She worked with the quintet of Frank Carlberg, in ballet music for the Battery Dance Company. She teaches at Columbia University and is the director the Maine Jazz Camp.[2]

Discography

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With Ran Blake

  • Round About (Music & Arts, 1994)
  • Out of the Shadows (Red Piano, 2010)
  • Down Here Below: Tribute to Abbey Lincoln Volume One (Red Piano, 2012)
  • The Road Keeps Winding: Tribute to Abbey Lincoln Volume Two (Red Piano, 2015)[3]
  • Streaming (Red Piano, 2018)
  • When Soft Rains Fall (Red Piano, 2021)

With Frank Carlberg

  • Ugly Beauty (Northeastern, 1993)
  • The Crazy Woman (Accurate, 1995)
  • Variations On A Summer Day (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1999)
  • In The Land Of Art (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2002)
  • State of The Union (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2005)
  • The American Dream (Red Piano, 2007)
  • Uncivilized Ruminations (Red Piano, 2009)
  • Big Enigmas (Red Piano, 2012)
  • Word Circus (Red Piano, 2014)
  • No Money In Art (Red Piano, 2016)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott (2008). The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide. Backbeat. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-87930-825-4.
  2. ^ Campers march to different beat, Sun Journal, 18. Juli 2011
  3. ^ "CD review: Ran Blake/Christine Correa, 'The Road Keeps Winding'". The Boston Globe.