American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017) · jazz pianist
| Description | American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957-06-12 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Pontiac Pontiac Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2017-06-27 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Philadelphia Philadelphia Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | composer jazz pianist record producer music educator recording artist university teacher pianist jazz musician musician teacher Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | piano Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz bebop Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Motéma Music Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Mary Lou Williams Collective The Detroit Experiment Buster Williams Quartet Geri Allen Trio Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio Steve Coleman Group Oliver Lake Quintet Dewey Redman Quartet Ralph Peterson Quintet Buster Williams Trio Liberation Music Orchestra Timeline (4) Buddy Collette Quintet Ralph Peterson Trio General Music Project The Women In Jazz All-Stars Triad The Mary Lou Williams Collective Charles Lloyd Quartet Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio The Detroit Experiment Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship Source: Wikidata |
Allen G. Allen G.Allen Geri Geri A. Allen Geri Allen-Roney Geri Antoinette Gerri Allen Jerr Allen Jerri Allen
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