Category: National Scene

Creative Spirit, Educator, Jazz Pianist Geri Allen, 1957-2017

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© Andrea Canter “One of the most brilliant, creative artists of our time…” – Christian McBride “Perhaps more than any other pianist, Ms. Allen’s style — harmonically refracted and rhythmically complex, but laden with inertia — formed a bridge between jazz’s halcyon midcentury period and its stylistically diffuse present.” — Giovanni Russonelo, The New York […]

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Keystone Korner’s 45th Anniversary to be Celebrated in Northern California, July 7-8

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Legendary jazz club owner and  new NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan will be making a quick run through Northern California with three concerts in early July celebrating the 45th anniversary of Keystone Korner.  Featuring Charles McPherson, Gary Bartz, Azar Lawrence, Akira Tana, vocalist Kenny Washington, Atsusuko Hoshimoto, and Roy McCurdy, among others, the shows will […]

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