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Album Review

Geri Allen and Kurt Rosenwinkel: A Lovesome Thing

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by Dave Linn
November 24, 2023

This year the jazz gods have bestowed an early Christmas present upon us. A Lovesome Thing (truncated from the Billy Strayhorn composition which opens the album), is a seven-song, fifty-three-minute album which documents a remarkable live duo performance from Geri Allen and Kurt Rosenwinkel. It will likely be found on many Top Ten lists this year. By 2012, Geri Allen was a pianist in demand by the elite of jazz. Artists such as Ornette Coleman, Tony Williams, Charlie ...

Radio & Podcasts

Geri's Dance - The Geri Allen Songbook, Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 29, 2021

Welcome to the second part of this week's edition of Mondo Jazz dedicated to the one and only Geri Allen (click here for Part 1), the monumental pianist who would have turned 65 this year, and has left a body of work that will continue to play a fundamental influence on generations of musicians. Her unique synthesis of influences comes across through a beautiful songbook which we'll explore through her original interpretations and those of her peers. Happy ...

Radio & Podcasts

Geri's Dance - The Geri Allen Songbook, Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 26, 2021

This week we celebrate the work of pianist Geri Allen whose contribution to the jazz world was cut short too early. The fruits of her legacy, however, have already been evident for some time. There are so many among today's pianists who are in their late 40s, from Jason Moran to Ethan Iverson, from Vijay Iyer to Aruan Ortiz or David Virelles, in whose piano playing one can feel the influence of the Pontiac native. And when you hear today's ...

Radio & Podcasts

Gemini Jazz - Birthday Celebrations for Irene Higginbotham, Hazel Scott, Geri Allen and More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 22, 2020

Included are mid-June birthday shoutouts to Irene Higginbotham ("Good Morning Heartache"), and pianists Hazel Scott, Kenny Barron, Monika Herzig and Geri Allen, along with new releases from La Lucha, Dena DeRose, Sara Serpa and a final recording from Larry Willis. Thanks for listening and please continue to support all of these fine musicians -buy their recordings in this time of lockdown. Playlist Hazel Scott “Git Up From There" from Relaxed Piano Moods (Original Jazz Classics) 00:00 Terri Lyne ...

Jazz Bastard

November 2017: Geri Allen, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band, Thelonious Monk

by Patrick Burnette
December 8, 2017

Welcome to our monthly look at what's happening on the Jazz Bastard podcast! November is packed, so let's get to it: Episode 127 (live November 1, 2017) looks at the early career of pianist Geri Allen, who died June 27 of this year. Neither of us had listened extensively to her recordings before, so Ethan Iverson's discussion of her early music from his “Do the Math" blog provided helpful guidance. We discuss Geri as an in-and-out player and ...

Live Review

ACS: Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding at Mesa Arts Center

by Patricia Myers
November 13, 2013

ACS: Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding Mesa Arts Center Mesa, AZ October 22, 2013 The performance by ACS, the trio of pianist Geri Allen, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and bassist Esperanza Spalding, was a bold collaboration that showcased each individual talent and their intense synergy. The repertoire included a salute to Wayne Shorter, via his charts, that the trio has been performing around the nation and overseas in observance of ...

Album Review

Geri Allen: Grand River Crossings

Read "Grand River Crossings" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 24, 2013

Dopo la ricca produzione artistica dei decenni ottanta/novanta e la pausa di riflessione di quello successivo, Geri Allen è tornata a occupare il centro della scena pianistica afroamericana con album magistrali come Flying Toward the Sound (Motéma, 2010), prestigiose collaborazioni (i due album insieme al Trio 3 di Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman e Andrew Cyrille per la Intakt At This Time del 2009 e Celebrating Mary Lou Williams del 2011) e ambiziose produzioni come la recente Geri Allen & Friends ...