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AllAboutJazz-New York August 2009 Issue Now Available!
One of the more compelling facets of jazz as a musical form is the pliability of its practitioners. Unlike most classical musicians who play scores written for them or rockers who are serial monogamists when it comes to bands, jazz players, for reasons both artistic and economic, usually exist simultaneously as leaders and sidemen. Some start ...
Trio 3 + Geri Allen: At This Time
by Nic Jones
The trio of Lake, Workman and Cyrille is, by now, seasoned in the right way. All three players are relative veterans and the depth of their shared musical understanding is obvious in everything they do. This time, Geri Allen's pianist's skill is an amalgam of Paul Bley and Andrew Hill harmonically speaking, though it's only fair ...
Trio 3 + Geri Allen: At This Time
by Chris May
The publicity surrounding the release of At This Time is making much of the addition of a pianist to Trio 3's saxophone, bass and drums line-up. Arguably, however, the inclusion of a keyboard, played by Geri Allen, isn't the album's most significant feature. True, during the course of the group's 23-year history, most of its work ...
Trio 3 + Irene Schweizer: Berne Concert
by John Sharpe
Almost without anyone noticing, Trio 3 has become one of the great working bands in jazz. That's not the default outcome of longevity: though saxophonist Oliver Lake, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille first got together under the Trio 3 moniker back in 1992, they have become, if anything, a more cohesive unit over time. ...
Take Five With Carlos Redman
by AAJ Staff
Meet Carlos Redman: A Detroit native, Carlos Redman is one of a new breed of modern experimental trumpeters of the current generation. Blending a sultry combination of hip-hop, R&B, rock, and classical in jazz genres, the young horn player continues to defy boundaries as he is often drawn in comparison to the great Donald ...
Jochen Pfister: Touring with Sheila Jordan
by AAJ Staff
German pianist Jochen Pfister had played in workshops with Sheila Jordan in Germany and, at her invitation, in the United States. In 2008, while in Cologne, he asked her if she might be interested in a German tour. “Yes" was the answer, and now it's about happen The first gig is Friday Match 6, 2009, in ...
Geri Allen Trio with Maurice Chestnut at Oberlin Conservatory of Music
by Matt Marshall
Geri Allen Trio with Maurice Chestnut Finney Chapel, Oberlin Conservatory of Music Oberlin, OH February 12, 2009 On the evening of Feb. 12, a whiff of novelty hung over Tappan Square on the campus of Oberlin College, even though an unseasonably early thaw had already been driven from town ...
Geri Allen Quartet Performs Miller Theater @ Columbia University
Pianist/Composer Geri Allen will be performing with her Quartet at Miller Theater @ Columbia University in NYC on October 25th, 2008. Show Time 8:00 PM The Geri Allen Quartet Geri Allen - Piano Dwayne Dolphin - Bass Kassa Overall - Drums Maurice Chestnut - Tap “Jazz pianist Geri ...
S.O.B.'s Presents a Night of Jazz for Obama
A night of progressive soul music, world class jazz, dynamic latin & afro-latin jazz all to benefit Democratic Presidental candidate Barack Obama is set for Tuesday, October 7 at S.O.B.'s in New York. Hosted by Doctor Bob Lee of WBLS and featuring progressive soul singer Maiysha, afro-latin jazz leader Arturo O'Farrill, R&B singer Alyson Williams, latin ...
Geri Allen Joins Two for the Show Media's Artist Roster
Two for the Show Media is proud to announce the addition of Jazz Pianist/Composer Geri Allen to their current artist roster. GERI ALLEN- Pianist/Composer/Arranger Geri Allen is an African-American Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Her abilities are many. She is both leader and collaborator. An artist grounded in tradition yet always poised on the cutting edge. ...
