Ellen Christi (born March 7, 1958,

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singer. Christi studied music formally in New York City with

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, and

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, William Parker, and

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. In the late 1980s and 1990s she began working increasingly in Europe, with

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, Enrico Fazio, Guido Mazzon, and Claudio Lodati.

Discography

* ''The Sounds of Life'' (N.Y.C.A.C., 1976) * ''And You Ain't Ready For This One Either'' (N.Y.C.A.C., 1979) * ''New York City Artists' Collective Plays Butch Morris'' (N.Y.C.A.C., 1984) * ''Live at Irving Plaza'' (Soul Note, 1985) * ''Star of Destiny'' (N.Y.C.A.C., 1987) * ''Senza Parole'' (Splasc(h), 1990) * ''Dreamers'' with Claudio Lodati (Splasc(h), 1990) * ''A Piece of the Rock'' (Splasc(h), 1992) * ''Better World'' (Unit, 1992) * ''Vocal Desires'' with Claudio Lodati (C.M.C., 1994) * ''Instant Reality'' (Network, 1995) * ''Reconstruction of Sound'' (Network, 1996) * ''Alienstalk'' (Sargasso, 1998) * ''Tribute to Paradise'' with Gary Hassay (Drimala, 2004)

References

*"Ellen Christi". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.

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