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Geri Allen
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Pianists · 1957–2017

Geri Allen

American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017)

Born
12 June 1957
Pontiac
Died
27 June 2017
Philadelphia
Country
United States
Record labels
Motéma Music
Discography
23 albums

Biography

Geri Allen was a jazz musician who played piano. Geri Allen was born on 12 June 1957 in Pontiac and died on 27 June 2017 in Philadelphia. The music is usually filed under jazz and bebop. Record labels: Motéma Music. The discography here lists 23 albums, from “Home Grown” (1985) to “A Lovesome Thing” (2023). Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship.

Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Home Grown 1985 · Minor Music Open on All Sides in the Middle 1987 · PolyGram In the Year of the Dragon 1989 · JMT Segments 1989 · DIW
Triangular 1989
Twylight 1989 · Minor Music Live at the Village Vanguard 1991 · Live · DIW The Nurturer 1991 · Blue Note Maroons 1992 · Blue Note Eyes... in the Back of Your Head 1996 · Blue Note Some Aspects of Water 1996 · Storyville Records The Gathering 1998 · Verve The Life of a Song 2004 · Telarc Jazz Timeless Portraits and Dreams 2006 · Telarc Jazz
At This Time 2009
Flying Toward the Sound 2010 · Motéma Live 2010 · Live · Motéma A Child Is Born 2011 · Motéma
Celebrating Mary Lou Williams - Live at Birdland New York 2011 · Live
Secret of the Wind 2012
Live at the Village Vanguard - Unissued Tracks 2022 · Live · SOMETHIN’COOL A Lovesome Thing 2023 · Live · Motéma
2007-08-31 Iridium, NYC · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Geri Allen is credited as a sideman

1986 Gallery — Oliver Lake piano
1987 Impala — Oliver Lake piano
1988 Joy Ryder — Wayne Shorter synthesizer
1988 Etudes — Charlie Haden / Paul Motian feat. Geri Allen piano
1988 Monk in Motian — Paul Motian piano
1989 You'll Know When You Get There — Chico Freeman featuring Von Freeman piano, keyboard
1990 Droppin' Things — Betty Carter piano
1993 Plantation Lullabies — Me’Shell NdegéOcello piano
1993 Munchin' — Wallace Roney piano
1993 Crunchin' — Wallace Roney piano
1994 Feed the Fire — Betty Carter piano
1994 Mistérios — Wallace Roney piano, arranger, conductor
1995 Cerebral Caverns — Reggie Workman piano
1996 Sound Museum: Hidden Man — Ornette Coleman piano
1996 Sound Museum: Three Women — Ornette Coleman piano
1997 The Montréal Tapes — Charlie Haden with Geri Allen and Paul Motian piano
1997 Bemsha Swing — Woody Shaw piano
1999 Skyline — Bobby Hutcherson piano
2000 From the Round Box — Ravi Coltrane piano
2002 Lift Every Voice — Charles Lloyd piano
2005 Jumping the Creek — Charles Lloyd piano
2007 Jazz — Wallace Roney piano, keyboard
2012 Spirit Fiction — Ravi Coltrane piano

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Geri Allen play?

Geri Allen is known for playing piano.

When and where was Geri Allen born?

Geri Allen was born 12 June 1957 in Pontiac.

What are Geri Allen's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Home Grown (1985), Open on All Sides in the Middle (1987), In the Year of the Dragon (1989), Segments (1989) and Twylight (1989).

External links

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