Christine Correa

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

Christine Correa
Birth nameChristine Isobel Correa
Born (1955-07-08) July 8, 1955
Mumbai, India
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Years active1990s–present
LabelsMusic & Arts
Associated actsRan Blake
Websitechristinecorrea.com

Life and work

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 has taught at Columbia University and has directed the Maine Jazz Camp.[2]

Discography

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)

References
  1. 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". bostonglobe.com.
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