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Geri Allen

As East Axis, Shipp, Lowe, Cleaver, and Ray Play Free Jazz Together
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As East Axis, Shipp, Lowe, Cleaver, and Ray Play Free Jazz Together

By
Will Layman
/ 2 December 2021

Matthew Shipp, Allen Lowe, Gerald Cleaver, and Kevin Ray are East Axis, a free improvising jazz band that never sound harsh or lost on Cool with That.

Pianist Vijay Iyer Looks Back and Ahead with His New Trio on ‘Uneasy’
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Pianist Vijay Iyer Looks Back and Ahead with His New Trio on ‘Uneasy’

By
Will Layman
/ 13 May 2021

Vijay Iyer Trio’s Uneasy is a set of modern piano jazz covering a remarkable range, featuring three brilliant musical imaginations playing well together.

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Laurie Anderson + Geri Allen: 17 July 2012 – New York

By
Zach Schonfeld
/ 15 August 2012
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Music in Motion Series Kicks off with Freedom Rider Commemoration Concert

By
Comfort Clinton
/ 6 February 2012
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Geri Allen: A Child Is Born

By
Josh Langhoff
/ 11 December 2011
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Geri Allen: Flying Toward the Sound

By
Will Layman
/ 18 November 2010
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Geri Allen: Timeless Portraits and Dreams

By
Will Layman
/ 12 October 2006
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Geri Allen: The Life of a Song

By
Robert R. Calder
/ 22 August 2004

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