Who is Carla Bley daughter Karen Mantler ? Age, Wiki, Bio & More

Karen Mantler is the daughter of Carla Bley, the legendary jazz composer and pianist who died recently at the age of 87. She is also a jazz musician, singer, and composer in her own right, who has recorded several albums with her mother, her father Michael Mantler, and other artists. She plays the piano, the organ, and the chromatic harmonica, and has a distinctive vocal style. She was born in New York City in 1966 and studied at Berklee College of Music. She is currently based in Berlin, Germany. In this post, we will explore her age, wiki, bio, and more in detail.

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Karen Mantler Biography Profile

Field	Information
Name	Karen Mantler
Date of Birth	25 April 1966
Birth Place	New York City, New York, U.S.
Age (as of 2023)	57
Gender	Female
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Profession	Jazz Musician, Singer, Composer
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Caucasian
Home Town/State	Berlin, Germany
School	N/A
College	Berklee College of Music
Educational Qualification	N/A
Religion	N/A
Hobbies	Music, singing, composing, designing
Marital Status	N/A
Boyfriend	N/A
Net Worth	N/A

Early Life and Education:

Karen Mantler was born and raised in New York City, New York, U.S., in 1966. She is the daughter of jazz eccentrics Carla Bley and Michael Mantler. Her musical debut consisted of contributing vocals on Carla Bley’s album Escalator Over the Hill(1971) at the age of four, followed by appearing on Bley’s Tropic Appetites(1974). 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.

She studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston on a scholarship from 1985-87. She moved back to New York City in 1987 where she formed her own ensemble to record her first two albums for the XtraWATT record label (distributed by ECM Records), My Cat Arnold(1989) and Karen Mantler and Her Cat Arnold Get the Flu(1990). She currently lives in Berlin, Germany.

Family Details:

Field	Information
Father Name	Michael Mantler
Mother Name	Carla Bley
Brother(s)	N/A
Sister(s)	N/A
Wife/Husband	N/A
Children	N/A

Career Highlight:

Karen Mantler has a successful career as a jazz musician, singer, and composer. She has recorded several albums with her mother, her father, and other artists. She plays the piano, the organ, and the chromatic harmonica, and has a distinctive vocal style. Some of her albums are: Farewell(XtraWATT, 1996), Pet Project(Virgin Classics, 2000), Business Is Bad(XtraWATT/14, 2014), among others.

She has performed and recorded with a wide variety of musicians such as Steve Swallow, Motohiko Hino, Terry Adams, Robbie Dupree, Artie Traum, Peter Blegvad, John Greaves, Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Annie Whitehead, Anton Fier’s band The Golden Palominosand Tony Scherr. She has also been featured in Hal Willnerproductions.

Physical Stats and More:

Field	Information
Height (Aprox.)	in centimeters- 167 cm
Weight (Aprox.)	in Kilograms- 60 kg
Body Type	Slim
Figure Size	Unknown
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Brown
Hair Length	Long
Shoe Size	Unknown

Social Media Handles:

Social Media Platform	Handle/Username
TikTok	@karenmantler
Instagram	@karenmantler
Twitter	@karenmantler
Facebook Page	Karen Mantler

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