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A Filipino American , Ibarra was born in Anaheim, California , and was raised in Seabrook , near Houston, Texas . She learned to play piano as a child, and played drums for a Punk Rock band while in high school. While at Sarah Lawrence College in the late 1980s , Ibarra attended a Sun Ra performance which she has credited with kindling her interest in jazz. She also attended the Mannes College Of Music , and Goddard College , where she received her B.A. Ibarra has lived in New York since 1989 .

She has performed with, among others, the David S. Ware Quartet, the Matthew Shipp Trio, William Parker , Assif Tsahar (her ex-husband), John Zorn , Pauline Oliveros , Derek Bailey , Wadada Leo Smith , Yo La Tengo , and Thurston Moore . In 1999 , she began performing as a bandleader, and she continues to collaborate with other musicians performing in a variety of genres. Ibarra's current collaborations include the Susie Ibarra Trio with Jennifer Choi and Craig Taborn , Electric Kulintang with Roberto Rodriguez, Mephista with Sylvie Couvoisier and Ikue Mori , Mundo Ninos, and the Mark Dresser and Susie Ibarra Duo.


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