Geri Allen

Geri Antoinette Allen (12 ga Yuni, 1957 - 27 ga Yuni, 2017) ƙwararriyar mai buga piano ta jazz ce ta Amurka, mawaƙiya, kuma mai koyarwa. Ta koyar a Jami'ar Michigan da Jami'ar Pittsburgh .

 Rayuwar farko da ilimi 
An haifi Allen a Pontiac, Michigan, a ranar 12 ga Yuni, 1957, kuma ta girma a Detroit.  "Mahaifinta, Mount Allen Jr, shugaban makaranta ne, mahaifiyarta, Barbara, shugabar gwamnati ce a fannin tsaro."  Allen ta yi karatu a Makarantun Gwamnati na Detroit .  Ta fara buga piano tana da shekaru bakwai, kuma ta yanke shawarar zama mai buga piano na jazz a farkon shekarunta. 

Allen ta kammala karatunta a shirin karatun jazz na Jami'ar Howard a shekarar 1979.  Daga nan ta ci gaba da karatunta: tare da mai buga piano Kenny Barron a New York;  kuma a Jami'ar Pittsburgh, inda ta kammala digiri na biyu a fannin ilimin kiɗan ethnomusicology a shekarar 1982.  Bayan haka, ta koma New York. 

 Sana'a 
Allen ta shiga cikin ƙungiyar M-Base a New York. [1] Ta fara yin rikodin a matsayin jagora a shekarar 1984, wanda ya haifar da The Printmakers . [2] Wannan kundin waƙoƙi uku, tare da ɗan wasan bass Anthony Cox da ɗan wasan ganga Andrew Cyrille, shi ma ya ƙunshi wasu waƙoƙin Allen. [2] An ba Allen kyautar Jazzpar a shekarar 1996. [1] A wannan shekarar, ta yi rikodin waƙoƙi biyu tare da Ornette Coleman : Sound Museum: Hidden Man da Sound Museum: Three Women .

A shekara ta 2006, Allen ta rubuta "For the Healing of the Nations", wani shiri da aka rubuta don girmama wadanda abin ya shafa da kuma wadanda suka tsira daga hare-haren Satumba 11.  An ba ta lambar yabo ta Guggenheim Fellowship a shekara ta 2008.  Allen ta daɗe tana zama a Montclair, New Jersey . [  Tsawon shekaru 10 tana koyar da darussan jazz da na fasaha a Jami'ar Michigan, kuma ta zama darakta a shirin nazarin jazz a Jami'ar Pittsburgh a shekara ta 2013. 

 Rayuwa ta sirri 
Allen ya auri mai busa ƙaho Wallace Roney a shekarar 1995.  Sun haifi 'ya mace da ɗa ɗaya; auren ya ƙare da saki. 

 Mutuwa 
Allen ta mutu a ranar 27 ga Yuni, 2017, makonni biyu bayan cikarta shekaru 60, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bayan ta kamu da cutar kansa. 

 Accolades 

 Digirin girmamawa na Digiri na Kiɗa daga Berklee, 2014 Staudter, Thomas. 
 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2008 Staudter, Thomas. 
 Kyautar Waƙoƙin Gargajiya na Afirka ta Amirka daga Kwalejin Spelman, 2007 
 Kyautar Jagorar Jazz ta Benny Golson, 2005 
 Kyautar Tsoffin Dalibai Mai Kyau daga Howard, 1996 
 Kyautar Jazzpar ta Danish (mace ta farko da ta karɓi kyautar), 1996  
 Kyautar Lady of Soul  Soul Train (wanda aka fara karɓa) don kundin jazz na shekara na Twenty-One, 1995 

 Kundin Waƙoƙi 

 A matsayin shugaba/abokin tarayya 
Recording dateTitleLabelYear releasedPersonnel/Notes1984-02The PrintmakersMinor Music1985Trio, with Anthony Cox (bass), Andrew Cyrille (drums, percussion)1985-01Home GrownMinor Music1985Solo piano1986-12Open on All Sides in the MiddleMinor Music1987With Rayse Biggs (trumpet, flugelhorn), Robin Eubanks (trombone), David McMurray (soprano sax, flute), Steve Coleman (alto sax), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums), Shahita Nurallah (vocals); plus guests Mino Cinelu (drums, percussion), Lloyd Storey (tap dance), Marcus Belgrave (flugelhorn)1989TwylightMinor Music1989Trio, with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums), plus Sadiq Bey (congas, percussion), Eli Fountain (percussion) as guests, and Clarice Taylor Bell (vocals) on one track1989-03In the Year of the DragonJMT1989Trio, with Charlie Haden (bass), Paul Motian (drums); one track quartet, with Juan Lazaro Mendolas (flute) added1989-04SegmentsDIW1989Trio, with Charlie Haden (bass), Paul Motian (drums)1990-01The NurturerBlue Note1991Sextet, with Marcus Belgrave (trumpet, flugelhorn), Kenny Garrett (alto sax), Robert Hurst (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Eli Fountain (percussion)1990-12Live at the Village VanguardDIW1991Trio, with Charlie Haden (bass), Paul Motian (drums); in concert1990-12Live at the Village Vanguard: Unissued TracksStaudter, Thomas. Somethin' Cool2022Trio, with Charlie Haden (bass), Paul Motian (drums); in concert. Posthumous release.1992-02MaroonsBlue Note1992With Marcus Belgrave and Wallace Roney (trumpet), Anthony Cox and Dwayne Dolphin (bass), Pheeroan akLaff and Tani Tabbal (drums) in various combinations1994-03Twenty OneBlue Note1994Trio, with Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums)1995-12, 1996-03Eyes in the Back of Your HeadBlue Note1997Some tracks solo piano/synthesizer; some duos with Ornette Coleman (alto sax), Wallace Roney (trumpet) and Cyro Baptista (percussion); some trio tracks, with Roney (trumpet) and Baptista (percussion)1996-03Some Aspects of WaterStoryville1997With Henrik Bolberg Pedersen (trumpet, flugelhorn), Johnny Coles (flugelhorn), Kjeld Ipsen (trombone), Axel Windfeld (tuba), Michael Hove (alto sax, flute, clarinet), Uffe Markussen (tenor sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet), Palle Danielsson (bass), Lenny White (drums)1998-02The GatheringVerve1998With Wallace Roney (trumpet, flugelhorn), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Dwight Andrews (piccolo, alto flute, bass flute, bass clarinet), Vernon Reid (guitar), Ralphe Armstrong (7-stringbass), Buster Williams (bass), Lenny White (drums), Mino Cinelu (percussion) in various combinations2004-01The Life of a SongTelarc2004Trio, with Dave Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums); one track sextet, with Marcus Belgrave (flugelhorn), Dwight Andrews (sax), Clifton Anderson (trombone) added2006-03Timeless Portraits and DreamsTelarc2006Trio, with Ron Carter (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); some tracks solo piano; some tracks with Wallace Roney (trumpet), Donald Walden (tenor sax), Carmen Lundy, George Shirley and The Atlanta Jazz Chorus (vocals) added in various combinations2008-12Flying Toward the SoundMotéma2010Solo piano2009-02Geri Allen &amp; Timeline LiveMotéma2010Quartet, with Kenny Davis (bass), Kassa Overall (drums), Maurice Chestnut (tap dance)2011-01, 2011-04A Child Is BornMotéma2011Solo keyboards; some tracks with Carolyn Brewer, Connaitre Miller, Barbara Roney and Farah Jasmine Griffin (vocals) added in various combinations2012-08Grand River CrossingsMotéma2013Solo piano; some tracks duo, with Marcus Belgrave (trumpet); one track duo with David McMurray (alto sax)2012-09A Lovesome ThingMotéma · Heartcore2023Duo, with Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar). Posthumous release.Staudter, Thomas. 2015-06PerfectionMotéma2016Trio, with David Murray (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Terri Lyne Carrington (drums); one track sextet, with Wallace Roney (trumpet), Craig Harris (trombone), Charnett Moffett (bass) added

 A matsayin abokin tarayya 
Babban tushe: 


 Fim ɗin fim 
Geri Allen ta fito a matsayin mai buga piano na jazz Mary Lou Williams kuma ta yi wasa tare da ƙungiyar jazz a cikin fim ɗin Robert Altman Kansas City .

 Duba kuma 

 Jerin masu buga piano na jazz
 Gwajin Detroit

 Manazarta 

Rukuni:Mutuwan 2017
Rukuni:Haihuwan 1957