Geri Allen will ‘jazz it up’ at Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
April 11
Geri Allen and TimeLine
Kente Arts Alliance will present Geri Allen and Timeline at 8 p.m. April 11 at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty.
A pianist, composer, educator and Guggenheim Fellowship recipient, Allen has released nearly 20 albums during her career. The first recipient of the Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for jazz, she was also the first woman and youngest ever recipient of the Danish Jazzpar Prize. She was recently commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra to compose a piece to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Allen currently serves as director of jazz studies at her alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to touring with the Geri Allen Trio and her tap quartet, Timeline, Allen continues to compose, perform and collaborate in various settings.
General admission tickets are $30-$40 and are available online at www.showclix.com or by phone at 1-888-718-4253.
For more information, visit www.kentearts.org.