Articles by Irene Javors

Geri Allen Plays Mary Lou Williams

by Irene Javors
March 12, 2004

In conjunction with the exhibition, “Mary Lou Williams In Her Own Right," (Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, N.Y. through December 31, 2000), the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts presented on Octobert 6, 2000, a concert by Geri Allen with Marc Johnson on bass and Billy Johnson on drums of the music of Mary Lou Williams.For the first time in fifty-five years, the full Zodiac Suite was performed in its piano version Ms. Allen's interpretation of William's twelve ...