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| Geri Allen Trio at The Jazz Bakery Geri Allen Trio (Geri Allen: piano; Kenny Davis: bass; Mark Johnson: drums) appearing at The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA Oct. 18-22 performing music from her new Telarc CD Timeless Portraits and Dreams. Timeless Portraits and Dreams features: Geri Allen, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums Wallace Roney, trumpet; Donald Walden, tenor saxophone Carmen Lundy, vocalist, George Shirley, operatic tenor Atlanta Jazz Chorus directed by Dwight Andrews A mix of Original Compositions (”Our Lady” - Allen's sensitive portrait of Billie Holiday & “In Real Time” written with her husband Wallace Roney), Jazz Standards (Charlie Parker's “Ah-leu-cha” and Lil Hardin Armstrong's “Just for a Thrill”), and Spirituals (”Lift Every Voice and Sing”, “Well Done”, and Mary Lou Williams' “I Have a Dream”), ”Timeless Portraits and Dreams” is Geri Allen's affirmation of the artistic, historical, and spiritual connections that have made Jazz the cultural force it is today. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |