Carla Bley was born on May 11, 1936 in Oakland, California, USA as Carla Borg. She is known for her work on Mortelle randonnée (1983), The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith (2016) and Robert Wyatt: Little Red Robin Hood (1998). She has been married to Steve Swallow since 1991. She was previously married to Michael Mantler and Paul Bley.