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  1. Barbara Carroll (born Barbara Carole Coppersmith; January 25, 1925 – February 12, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. Early life and career [ edit ] Carroll was born in Worcester, Massachusetts .

  2. Feb 14, 2017 · Barbara Carroll, the jazz pianist and singer who for seven decades was a beloved fixture of Manhattan night life, died on Sunday in Manhattan. She was 92.

  3. Feb 17, 2017 · Jazz pianist and vocalist Barbara Carroll died Sunday at age 92 after a career that spanned seven decades. She began recording in the late 1940s, when a female jazz musician was still...

  4. Aug 6, 2011 · Jazz pianist Barbara Carroll cut her teeth in the clubs on 52nd Street in Manhattan in the late 1940s and early '50s, with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holliday and Charlie Parker....

  5. Biography - Photo Gallery. Barbara Carroll. By Chet Williamson. NAME: Barbara “Bobbie” Carole Coppersmith, AKA Barbara Carroll. DOB: January 25, 1925. Born: 25 Standish Street. Parents: David L. Coppersmith and Lillian (Levine) Instrument: Piano. Education: Worcester Public Schools, Commerce High School, New England Conservatory.

  6. Jun 6, 2018 · Died on February 12, 2017 at age 92. A jazz pianist and singer, Ms. Carroll was a beloved fixture of Manhattan night life for seven decades and a pioneer in a field dominated by men. Read...

  7. Jul 5, 2018 · Pianist and vocalist Barbara Carroll (1925 – 2017) was described as a joyous and swinging jazz stylist. A dear friend of McPartland's, Carroll had a monumental career.

  8. Les Tomkins interviewed the female jazz pianist Barbara Carroll twice. In this first interview from 1973 Carroll discussed the sexism she experienced as a female jazz artist. She also talks about her early life and friendship with Billie Holiday.

  9. Jul 3, 2022 · Barbara Carroll - pianist, composer, vocalist. The elegant jazz pianist, composer and vocalist Barbara Carroll is regarded as one of today’s most fascinating purveyors of swinging jazz piano and expressive vocals.

  10. Jul 8, 2016 · But for Barbara Carroll, nicknamed the first lady of jazz piano, it is a kind of philosophical scripture that balances improvisation and playful invention with a classical sense of...