Geri Allen
USA
Born: 12 June 1957
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, M-Base, Free Jazz, Modern Creative, Progressive Jazz, Big Band/Swing
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Geri Allen is the quintessence of what a present-day mainstream jazz pianist should be. Well versed in a variety of modern jazz styles from bop to free, Allen steers a middle course in her own music, speaking in a cultivated and moderately distinctive voice, respectful of but not overly impressed with the doctrine of conservatism that often rules the mainstream scene. There is little conceptually that separates her from her most obvious models -- Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, and Bill Evans primary among them -- yet Allen plays with a spontane...
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See also
- Betty Carter (11)
- M-Base Collective (2)
- Steve Coleman (2)
- Triad (1)
- Lester Bowie (1)
Similar artists
- Michel Petrucciani (35)
- Andrew Hill (11)
- Myra Melford (9)
- Jason Moran (9)
- John Hicks (5)
- Danilo Perez (4)
- Herbie Nichols (4)
- Randy Weston (3)
- Billy Harper (1)
Influenced by
- Keith Jarrett (98)
- Bill Evans (88)
- Cecil Taylor (65)
- Herbie Hancock (61)
- McCoy Tyner (53)
- Kenny Barron (26)
- Andrew Hill (11)
- Jaki Byard (1)
- Marcus Belgrave (1)
Followers
- Cassandra Wilson (35)
- Ron Carter (33)
- Craig Taborn (15)
- Jamie Saft (12)
- Lenny White (10)
- Wallace Roney (9)
- Greg Osby (0)
Performed Songs By
- Charlie Haden (82)
- Mark Isham (53)
- Paul Motian (49)
- Ornette Coleman (47)
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