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	Geri Allen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Geri Allen (born 12 June 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan) is a jazz pianist and music educator from Detroit, Michigan, who has worked with many of the greats of modern jazz, including Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Ornette Coleman, Betty Carter and Charles Lloyd.
		Allen received her early jazz education at the famed Cass Technical High School in Detroit, where her mentor was the highly regarded trumpeter/teacher Marcus Belgrave.
		Geri Allen currently teaches as Associate Professor of Jazz Piano and Improvisation Studies at University of Michigan as well as recording and touring with Charles Lloyd.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geri_Allen (387 words)

	The Prize Winner - Geri Allen
		Geri Allen has been called the most promising and versatile pianist that has emerged in the field of jazz within the last decade.
		Geri Allen grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and was at an early age captured by the vitality of Motown's music scene.
		Having perfected her artistic effects Geri Allen is now better than ever able to express human emotions and experiences in the profound way which music alone makes possible, and in which its most important mission lies.
	www.jazzpar.dk /Prize_Winners/geri_allen.html (645 words)

	Guardian \| Geri Allen, The Life of a Song
		Allen is a woman with a glowing reputation for many achievements, not least being the first keyboardist in 35 years to be hired by Ornette Coleman - a measure of her open approach and ability to float free of harmony's more inflexible principles.
		Allen's opening LWB House - the Remix (it's a reference to the ever-changing chemistry of her family) starts as a mid-tempo ostinato and develops with dissonant harmonies, mimicking the string sound of the African kora.
		Allen plays a lovely version of Lush Life in low, dark chords developing into pealing sounds (Bill Evans phrases occasionally flitting in) over an ebbing and flowing pulse, and her Herbie Hancock associations are exuberantly celebrated in the rolling gospel feel of Celebration Song and the impulsive momentum of Dance of the Infidels.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5028510-110760,00.html (395 words)

	Geri Allen MP3 Downloads - Geri Allen Music Downloads - Geri Allen Music Videos
		Geri Allen is the quintessence of what a late-'90s mainstream jazz musician should be.
		Well versed in a variety of modern jazz styles, from bop to free, Allen steers a middle course in her own music, speaking in a cultivated and moderately distinctive voice, respectful of, but not overly impressed with the doctrine of conservatism that rules the scene at the end of jazz's first century.
		Allen's loose-limbed lyricism and off-center linearity are perfectly complemented by the innate tunefulness of bassist Haden and the unerring timbral sense of drummer Motian.
	www.mp3.com /geri-allen/artists/5160/biography.html (501 words)

	PamDixon.com
		Allen's early playing was often called "brilliant." But now she is described as something between a strong individual voice and a daring composer who may be planting the seeds of a new genre.
		Allen, who brushes off such high praise, had the good luck to be born in Detroit, where a vibrant and generous jazz community nurtured her.
		Allen's high school experiences are a story by themselves, because she attended the famous incubator of great jazz talent, Cass Technical High School.
	www.pamdixon.com /geriallen.htm (1418 words)

	Geri Allen: The Life Of A Song - All CDs $5.99 and Free Shipping at yourmusic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Allen composed eight of the album's 11 cuts, and the covers include Bud Powell's "Dance Of The Infidels," Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life," and Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes." This last selection is augmented by the participation of Marcus Belgrave on flugelhorn, saxophonist Dwight Andrews, and trombonist Clifton Anderson.
		Allen is in fine form here, and one can hear her various instrumental and vocal influences.
		The interplay between Holland and Allen on "Mounts And Mountains" -- particularly during the bassist's solo passage -- are remarkable as she responds with a contrapuntal solo that draws on both Herbie Hancock and Ahmad Jamal.
	www.yourmusic.com /browse/album/60091.html (441 words)

	Music: Geri Allen
		When Allen expressed an interest in the piano after seeing Leonard Bernstein in a televised concert, her father purchased one, playing the occasional boogie-woogie set for fun and letting his 7-year-old daughter fall in love with the gleaming white ivories.
		It was with Belgrave that Allen began her journey down a path paved by the legacy of Detroit piano greats such as Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, and Sir Roland Hanna, as well as genre greats like Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, and Pepper Adams.
		Allen, a former member of Vernon Reid's Black Rock Coalition and saxophonist Steve Coleman's M-Base collective, both organizations promoting professional and ideological unity within the African-American music community, says Carter made it easier for her to do what she does, although she readily admits she has never encountered barriers based on her sex.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/vol18/issue07/music.geriallen.html (1770 words)

	Geri Allen & Marilyn Crispell \| Reviews by Harry Pariser
		Whereas Geri was seeped in the music, Marilyn first heard John Coltrane in 1975 when she first heard his recording “A Love Supreme,” an encounter which transformed her life.
		Born in Pontiac, Michigan in 1957, Geri Allen was raised in Detroit.
		Geri is neither predictable nor middle of the road.
	www.savethemanatee.com /Articles/GeriAllen.review.shtml (825 words)

	Daily Record GET OUT! Entertainment - Geri Allen conjures up piano magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Allen's strength as a pianist and musician is her ability to communicate that vision.
		Allen delighted jazz fans and critics alike with the 2004 release of her new CD, "The Life of a Song," her first recording as a leader in six years.
		Allen is well known for her unique interpretations of jazz standards and for her innovative approach to modern jazz.
	www.dailyrecord.com /entertainment/entertainment3-geriallen.htm (799 words)

	Telarc International: Geri Allen
		Rhythmically subtle yet startlingly provocative, Allen respects the jazz tradition, but refuses to be bound by it, and her original works journey into constantly adventurous areas, always seeking out new musical avenues.
		Geri Allen, a Detroit native, began piano lessons at age seven and continued for ten years.
		The Life of a Song, Allen’s highly anticipated Telarc debut, is her first new release in six years and features eight imaginative new compositions propelled by veterans Dave Holland on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums.
	www.telarc.com /biography/bios.asp?aid=172 (664 words)

	On A Different Note
		Allen is one of the best young pianists in contemporary jazz, known for her daring, harmonically complex style of playing, and she has come here to the William Pitt Union to teach a master class as part of Pitt's 24th annual Jazz Seminar and Concert.
		GERI ALLEN, THE reward for the kind of good hard work she did at Pitt was, well, more hard work.
		Allen's own most recent release, Twenty One, is a collaboration with the formidable bassist and the accomplished drummer whom she unfailingly refers to as "the great" Ron Carter and "the great" Tony Williamsjazz veterans whose distinguished careers, including their work with Miles Davis, have brought them lasting fame.
	www.umc.pitt.edu /pittmag/jun95/difnote.html (2462 words)

	Geri Allen
		Geri Allen is perhaps the most celebrated jazz pianist of her generation, with a fleet, unforced technique, and the ability to move from tender to hard as nails as the mood requires.
		Somewhere between the New Traditionalists and the post-fusion funkateers, Allen continues to chart her own course, and we're privileged to be along for the ride.
		Allen wrote all the tunes and played some synth, which is very unusual for her.
	www.warr.org /allen.html (698 words)

	SoundStage! Geri Allen - The Life of a Song
		Pianist Geri Allen is surprisingly still something of an unknown quantity to many jazz lovers.
		Allen explores the inner life of these songs and what they say to her.
		As should be expected, Allen handles the three jazz standards wonderfully, holding the melody right in front while delving into all the possibilities.
	www.soundstage.com /music/reviews/rev652.htm (293 words)

	Geri Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Pianist Geri Allen has several adventurous, searching releases under her own name, and she's done stints with challenging jazz performers such as the late Betty Carter and Dewey Redman.
		Allen is in excellent company: trumpeter (and husband) Wallace Roney, bassist Buster Williams, and especially drummer Lenny White adapt to the sophisticated material and the company of a bowed seven-string bass, a trombone, and other unusual spices.
		Allen's own playing is fast, strong, and, for better or worse, more cohesive and gripping than The Gathering as a whole, the essence of which emerges fully only after repeated listenings.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/99/02/18/OTR/GERI_ALLEN.html (165 words)

	Geri Allen
		I think of her music as post-bop, but the jazz that appeals to me most of all the form's subgenres is that which is rooted in bop.
		But I don't think Allen would agree, because she is comfortable in free jazz, balladry, large ensembles, small ensembles, solo -- there just doesn't appear to be a jazz chore she can't handle.
		Allen is only coming up on her 45th birthday.
	www.skyjazz.com /commentaries/allen.htm (907 words)

	UM School of Music - Geri Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Allen came to the School of Music after spending time living and working in New York City.
		Allen was an Assistant Professor of Music at Howard and has garnered such honors as that university’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the SESAC Special Achievement Award, and the Eubie Blake Award from the Cultural Crossroads Center in New York.
		Allen’s excellent musicianship was internationally recognized in 1996 when she was the first woman to win the coveted Danish Jazzpar prize.
	www.music.umich.edu /faculty_staff/allen.geri.lasso (219 words)

	Geri Allen and Sphere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the first set on Thursday night, Allen proved to be less engaging live with her new trio featuring bassist Billy Johnson and drummer Mark Johnson than on her new CD.
		Last year, on The Gathering, Allen divided her time among a trio, a quartet with erstwhile rock star Vernon Reid, and a sextet with trumpeter Wallace Rooney, trombonist Robin Eubanks, and saxophonist Dwight Andrews.
		Allen's lines bristled with harmonic ideas and she often broke up the beat with asymmetrically spaced chords that created delicious tension.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/99/01/28/GERI_ALLEN.html (639 words)

	City Pages - Geri Allen
		Composing or co-writing nine of the 10 tracks, Allen eschews the rhythmic safety net of a drummer or bassist and enlists the support of her trumpeter/husband Wallace Roney, percussionist Cyro Baptista, and, in two rare guest appearances, the iconoclastic genius of Ornette Coleman on alto saxophone.
		Two years ago, Allen became the first pianist Coleman had played with in more than three decades, and two of their songs together are among this album's highlights.
		Allen is generally able to pry open Roney's pedantic reserve and turn slavish Miles Davis imitations into more adventurous excursions (especially on the ambiguously named "M.O.P.E.") without sacrificing the midnight-blue yearning of Roney's tone.
	www.citypages.com /databank/18/874/article1567.asp (688 words)

	Amazon.com: Gathering: Music: Geri Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Geri Allen is a pianist and musical architect who operates in a pan-stylistic mode.
		While Allen clearly knows where she's going, she's susceptible to too many roadside stops, and her eclecticism is sometimes unnecessary, as in Reid's barbarian-at-the-dinner-table electric solo on "Prince," and in her child's vocal on "Angels." But these are small caveats to an otherwise fascinating offering.
		This release by geri Allen is very polished, so much so that it reduces some of it's impact and thus reflects the 3 star rating as opposed to four.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000009QU2?v=glance (1470 words)

	Telarc International:
		Geri Allen’s new release, The Life of a Song, is the acclaimed pianist/composer’s first new release in six years.
		Adventurous yet accessible, the eleven tracks on Allen’s Telarc debut reach back to her Detroit upbringing and are a celebration of the past, present and future.
		The title track was inspired by Herbie Hancock’s brilliant writing and playing, and Allen says she was just “waiting for the right opportunity to record it.” “Holdin’ Court” is a remembrance of Betty Carter.
	www.telarc.com /gscripts/title.asp?gsku=3598 (1515 words)

	Geri Allen: The Life of a Song - PopMatters Music Review
		Allen's singular distinction has always been a remarkable gradation of touch, allowing a remarkable range of options of phrasing -- options for which she can at times be singled out.
		Allen re-enters in a kind of recapitulation of the theme.
		Her own too individual because too exclusive lines suddenly cede to the melody, and as one is getting used to this it's not something new to her which comes in but the beautiful flugelhorn of Marcus Belgrave, who after his solo plays in arranged ensemble with trombone and saxophone.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/a/allengeri-life.shtml (1075 words)

	Geri Allen, "The Gathering" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		GERI ALLEN, "The Gathering" (Verve) -- Pianist Geri Allen, the first woman to win the coveted JAZZPAR prize in Copenhagen, is a post-bop artist who has released an elegant, warm and creative "Gathering."
		Allen, a strong player with excellent improvisational skills has yet to discovered by "mainstream" jazz fans.
		Allen has the talent to stretch out, yet leave plenty of play room for others.
	www.jamwest.org /reviews/allen.htm (157 words)

	BBC - Radio 3 Jazz Profiles - Geri Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		When Geri Allen won the Danish Jazzpar prize in 1996, it was an international recognition of her exceptional skills as a pianist and composer.
		Although she had grown up in Detroit during the Motown era, she learned much from the city's jazz community, especially veteran trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, and this experience put her on track for a distinguished academic career at Washington's Howard University.
		She toured with bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian, later working as accompanist for the singer Betty Carter (whose 1993 album 'Feel The Fire' featuring Geri was based on a BBC Radio 3 recorded concert from London).
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio3/jazz/profiles/geri_allen.shtml (300 words)

	RTE.ie Entertainment - Geri Allen Trio for Dublin concert
		The Geri Allen Trio will play a concert in Dublin's Liberty Hall on Sunday 13 October.
		The Trio comprises of acclaimed pianist Geri Allen, Mats Ingvarsson on bass and drummer Mark Johnson.
		Allen has worked with Avant-Garde champions such as Oliver Lake and Dewey Redman as well as more mainstream figures, including Betty Carter and Wallace Roney.
	www.rte.ie /arts/2002/1004/alleng.html (110 words)

	Amazon.com: Montreal Tapes with Geri Allen: Music: Charlie Haden & Geri Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		geri allen is pianist known for working on the edge between mainstream and avant garde.
		allen plays and skips along with it, sounding at times monkish, but also purely as herself, never losing the swing.
		allen shows she's not afriad to play out, and mr.haden responds to her solo with some terrific free bass, exploring a collage of sounds with both bow and fingers.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000047ES?v=glance (556 words)

	Geri Allen: The Life of a Song - Jazz Bulletin Board
		I have to say that while I have generally considered myself to be a fan of hers, this record really isn't all that compelling and is actually causing me to reevaluate her as a musician.
		Something that I'm realizing about Allen is that she actually doesn't improvise a whole lot-- namely, she plays a lot of runs and patterns over and over.....she might alternate the sequence in which they occur or the harmony a little bit, but it definitely seems she is overreliant on her stock runs and rhythmic patterns.
		Allen's playing and Herbie Nichols has a lot to do with the fact that both of them have (for lack of a better term) an elliptical approach to composition and playing.
	forums.allaboutjazz.com /showthread.php?t=6856 (1299 words)

	Geri Allen \| The Life Of A Song
		Geri Allen's piano trio gives her plenty of room to navigate.
		Allen, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette forge their reunion with broad strokes and sprightly melodies.
		Her cohesive trio gives Allen a hearty welcome back as she returns to the studio with her virtuosic technique and rejuvenated love for a lyrical melody.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=15125 (391 words)

	Jazz Performance by Geri Allen and Wallace Roney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Geri Allen and Wallace Roney Bring their Jazz Performance to MCCC
		Geri Allen has been called the most promising and versatile pianist that has emerged in the field of jazz in the last decade.
		Allen has worked with artists James Newton, Steve Coleman, and in 1984, she published “Printmakers,” the first record under her own name.
	www.mc3.edu /cr/mc3news/2005/nov/jazz.htm (260 words)

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