American composer and jazz pianist

Geri Allen

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American composer and jazz pianist
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Guggenheim Fellowship
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Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was also an associate professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh and the director of the university's Jazz Studies program.