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In 2006, Allen was commissioned to compose "For the Healing of the Nations", a Sacred Jazz Suite for Voices, written in tribute to the victims, survivors and their families of the [[September 11 attacks]]. The suite was performed by Howard University's Afro-Blue Jazz Choir, under the direction of Connaitre Miller. |
In 2006, Allen was commissioned to compose "For the Healing of the Nations", a Sacred Jazz Suite for Voices, written in tribute to the victims, survivors and their families of the [[September 11 attacks]]. The suite was performed by Howard University's Afro-Blue Jazz Choir, under the direction of Connaitre Miller. |
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Allen had been a longtime resident of [[Montclair, New Jersey]]<ref>Staudter, Thomas. [http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/nyregion/making-jazz-and-family-home-and-the-road-work-together.html "Making Jazz and Family, Home and the Road Work Together"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 9, 2001. Accessed September 18, 2017. "Her luggage already packed for a late afternoon flight to San Francisco, Geri Allen, a jazz pianist, still had several precious hours remaining before her departure out of Newark, so she was filling the morning in the company of three children, ages 3 to 11. Ms. Allen's husband, Wallace Roney, a trumpeter, had returned home after midnight from an evening rehearsal at Carnegie Hall, and to respect his need to sleep, mother and children romped in the yard until growling stomachs sent them back inside to the breakfast table.... Ms. Allen and Mr. Roney have lived in their three-story frame house in Montclair, a short trip from Manhattan, since 1991."</ref> before moving to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 2012 after being offered the position of Director of the Jazz Studies program at the University of Pittsburgh. |
Allen had been a longtime resident of [[Montclair, New Jersey]]<ref>Staudter, Thomas. [http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/nyregion/making-jazz-and-family-home-and-the-road-work-together.html "Making Jazz and Family, Home and the Road Work Together"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 9, 2001. Accessed September 18, 2017. "Her luggage already packed for a late afternoon flight to San Francisco, Geri Allen, a jazz pianist, still had several precious hours remaining before her departure out of Newark, so she was filling the morning in the company of three children, ages 3 to 11. Ms. Allen's husband, Wallace Roney, a trumpeter, had returned home after midnight from an evening rehearsal at Carnegie Hall, and to respect his need to sleep, mother and children romped in the yard until growling stomachs sent them back inside to the breakfast table.... Ms. Allen and Mr. Roney have lived in their three-story frame house in Montclair, a short trip from Manhattan, since 1991." Geri Allen and Wallace Roney were divorced in 2008.</ref> before moving to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 2012 after being offered the position of Director of the Jazz Studies program at the University of Pittsburgh. |
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Allen died on June 27, 2017, two weeks after her 60th birthday, in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] after suffering from cancer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adlet|first=David R.|url=http://wbgo.org/post/geri-allen-brilliantly-expressive-pianist-composer-and-educator-dies-60|title=Geri Allen, Brilliantly Expressive Pianist, Composer and Educator, Dies at 60|work=WGBO|date=27 June 2017|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref> |
Allen died on June 27, 2017, two weeks after her 60th birthday, in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] after suffering from cancer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adlet|first=David R.|url=http://wbgo.org/post/geri-allen-brilliantly-expressive-pianist-composer-and-educator-dies-60|title=Geri Allen, Brilliantly Expressive Pianist, Composer and Educator, Dies at 60|work=WGBO|date=27 June 2017|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.geriallen.com Official Website] |
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* [http://motema.com/artist/geri-allen Geri Allen] at [[Motéma Music]] |
* [http://motema.com/artist/geri-allen Geri Allen] at [[Motéma Music]] |
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* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=3360 Geri Allen at All About Jazz] |
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=3360 Geri Allen at All About Jazz] |
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Geri Allen | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 12, 1957 Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 2017 (aged 60) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Genres | Jazz, post-bop, blues music, funk, gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Educator Record producer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1982–2017 |
| Labels | Motema Music Polygram Storyville Blue Note Telarc |
| Website | www.GeriAllen.com |
Geri Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and composer.[1][2]
Allen was an Associate Professor of Music and the Director of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh.
Early life and career
Allen was born in Pontiac, Michigan and educated in the Detroit Public Schools.[3]
Later life and career
In 2006, Allen was commissioned to compose "For the Healing of the Nations", a Sacred Jazz Suite for Voices, written in tribute to the victims, survivors and their families of the September 11 attacks. The suite was performed by Howard University's Afro-Blue Jazz Choir, under the direction of Connaitre Miller.
Allen had been a longtime resident of Montclair, New Jersey[4] before moving to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 2012 after being offered the position of Director of the Jazz Studies program at the University of Pittsburgh.
Allen died on June 27, 2017, two weeks after her 60th birthday, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after suffering from cancer.[5]
Discography
As leader/co-leader
See also
References
- ^ Lars Helgert ([s.d.]). Allen, Geri. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Accessed July 2017. (subscription required).
- ^ Mark Gilbert, Gary W. Kennedy ([s.d.]). Allen, Geri. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Accessed July 2017. (subscription required).
- ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 8. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
- ^ Staudter, Thomas. "Making Jazz and Family, Home and the Road Work Together", The New York Times, September 9, 2001. Accessed September 18, 2017. "Her luggage already packed for a late afternoon flight to San Francisco, Geri Allen, a jazz pianist, still had several precious hours remaining before her departure out of Newark, so she was filling the morning in the company of three children, ages 3 to 11. Ms. Allen's husband, Wallace Roney, a trumpeter, had returned home after midnight from an evening rehearsal at Carnegie Hall, and to respect his need to sleep, mother and children romped in the yard until growling stomachs sent them back inside to the breakfast table.... Ms. Allen and Mr. Roney have lived in their three-story frame house in Montclair, a short trip from Manhattan, since 1991." Geri Allen and Wallace Roney were divorced in 2008.
- ^ Adlet, David R. (27 June 2017). "Geri Allen, Brilliantly Expressive Pianist, Composer and Educator, Dies at 60". WGBO. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
External links
Categories:
- 1957 births
- 2017 deaths
- African-American jazz pianists
- African-American record producers
- American record producers
- American female jazz musicians
- American jazz composers
- American jazz educators
- Cass Technical High School alumni
- Deaths from cancer in Pennsylvania
- Guggenheim Fellows
- Howard University alumni
- Musicians from Detroit
- Musicians from New Jersey
- Musicians from Pittsburgh
- People from Montclair, New Jersey
- Post-bop jazz musicians
- University of Pittsburgh alumni
- University of Pittsburgh faculty
- Women jazz pianists
- University of Michigan faculty