Composer, pianist and activist Carla Bley was, from an early age, a rebel, turning her back on music at 14 to take up roller skating. By 17, she was working as ...
John Pietaro, writer, poet, musician from Brooklyn NY, is a columnist for the NYC Jazz Record and the author of poetry collection The Mercer Stands Burning. He is a contributing writer to Z, the Wire, Sensitive Skin, the Nation, the Village Sun, Peoples World and many more.