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Allen at Detroit Jazz Fest in 2009. Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh.
Jun 27, 2017 · Geri Allen, a widely influential jazz pianist, composer and educator who defied classification while steadfastly affirming her roots in the hard-bop tradition of her native Detroit, died Tuesday...
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Jun 27, 2017 · Geri Allen, an influential pianist and educator whose dense but agile playing reconciled far-flung elements of the jazz tradition, died on Tuesday at a hospital in Philadelphia. She was 60....
“Geri Allen could interpret the entire modern history of jazz piano in her improvisation. Geri’s broad musical intelligence and generosity made her a great connector for me. Not in the algorithmic sense of “If you like this musician, try this one.”
Jun 27, 2017 · Pianist, composer, Guggenheim Fellow, and educator Geri Allen died on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 from complications of cancer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She had recently celebrated her 60th birthday.
Jun 28, 2017 · Geri Allen, a pianist, composer and educator with boundless technical facility and a far-reaching vision of jazz, died June 27 in Philadelphia. She was 60. Allen’s death was confirmed by her publicist, Maureen McFadden, who said the cause was cancer.
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Dec 21, 2017 · November 28, 2008 • Detroit-born pianist, composer and university professor Geri Allen is a musician of great depth and creativity. Allen's compositional skills are on display as she plays her...
