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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. Hailed as one of the most accomplished pianists and educators of her time, Allen's most recent position was as Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. She was especially proud of performing with renowned pianist McCoy Tyner for the last two years, and was also part of two recent groundbreaking trios: ACS (Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Esperanza Spalding) and the MAC Power Trio with David Murray and Carrington — their debut recording Perfection was released on Motéma Music in 2016 to critical acclaim. "The jazz community will never be the same with the loss of one of our geniuses, Geri Allen
Charles Lloyd: Figure In Blue
by Jack Kenny
Jazz listeners with long memories will remember that Charles Lloyd was not always as revered as he is today. In the 1960s, his association with the “Summer of Love" and San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury scene led some to question his seriousness, seeing him as flirting with commercialism. Six decades on, that perception has aged away. Lloyd's work ...
Frank Carlberg: Dream Machine
by Vic Albani
Il signor Frank Carlberg, originario di Helsinki, da molti anni si è ritagliato un ruolo importante nella comunità jazzistica newyorkese. Dopo gli studi al Berklee College of Music e al New England Conservatory--dove ha avuto maestri del calibro di Paul Bley, Ran Blake, Geri Allen e Jimmy Giuffre--ha collaborato con figure come Steve Lacy e Kenny ...
Jamile with Miki Yamanaka and her trio plus Steve Wilson: Pursuit of a Pulse
by Katchie Cartwright
Jamile Staevie Ayres, who goes professionally by her first name, was born and raised in Cachoeira do Sul, a midsize city located a couple of hours from Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil, and the heart of its gaúcho culture. Growing up, she gravitated toward música popular brasileira (MPB) and ...
Homage To Thelonious Monk, his compositions and performances
by David W. Daniels
Compositions and performances by Thelonious Monk in honor of his birthdate of October 10th. Includes Monk's versions of Epistrophy, Liza, and Bye Ya. Also includes interpretations of Monk compositions by Geri Allen, Carmen McRae, Ralph Peterson, Kevin Mahogany, and more.Playlist Thelonious Monk “Epistrophy" from Monk In Tokyo (CBS) 00:00 Geri Allen with Charlie Haden ...
Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
by Paul Rauch
Ravi Coltrane Quartet Jazz Alley Seattle, WA August 21, 2025 I suppose there are still those who attend Ravi Coltrane sets out of curiosity, or some attempt to somehow access the Coltrane legacy in real time. It's true that the son of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane has not been one ...
Jamie Baum: These Are Her Times
by Dean Nardi
Jamie Baum is a world-class composer as well as flutist, who smoothly balances woodwinds with horns, guitar, bass, piano and drums so that they are equals. Her compositions can remind you of a Gil Evans arrangement with several decades of development added to create a thoroughly modern milieu. She mixes high-energy with ballads and Western foundations ...
Mark Winkler, Yuko Mabuchi, Bonnie J. Jensen, Lauren Henderson, Emma Hendrick, Nicholas Payton & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Mark Winkler, Yuko Mabuchi, Bonnie J. Jensen, Lauren Henderson, Emma Hendrick plus a single from Nicholas Payton's latest, with birthday shoutouts to Honorable Men Hank Jones, Tony Bennett and Kevin Mahogany plus Camille Bertault, Tara Davidson, Kat Edmonson, Antoinette Montegue, Shamie Royston, Claudia Acuna and Connie Converse, among others. Happy ...
Ornette Coleman's and Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman" — A Disambiguation
by Artur Moral
Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific compositions are often confused or misidentified as if they were the same. Usually, this happens because of similar melodies or titles that are sometimes identical. This ...
Michael Dease, NYO Jazz with Sean Jones and Alicia Olatuja, Meltem Ege, Alon Farber & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast celebrates Fathers Day with new releases from Michael Dease, NYO Jazz with Sean Jones and Alicia Olatuja, Meltem Ege and Alon Farber, with birthday shoutouts to Hazel Scott, Geri Allen, Irene Higginbotham, Roseanna Vitro, Brianna Thomas, Jocelyn Gould, Daryl Sherman, Cy Coleman, Cole Porter, Nancy King, Monika Herzig and Janiece Jaffe, among others. Happy ...
