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2012-01-13
The show is also included in the NYT Jazz Listings for Jan 13-19.
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2012-01-12
Geri Allen played with Terri Lyne Carrington's The Mosaic Project at the Village Vanguard last week. The show was reviewed in The New York Times in which Ben Ratliff writes, "Ms. Allen, one of the more important jazz musicians of the last 25 years, held
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2012-01-09
Essential is listed in JazzPolice's Favorite CDs of 2011 for solo piano
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2011-12-22
The Guardian rates A Child Is Born 3 stars and writes, "The brilliant jazz pianist Geri Allen is on a roll"
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2011-11-22
A Child Is Born Included in NYTimes Gift Guide
"The rare Christmas record that transcends background music, nostalgia or pure business" read more

2011-09-24
Geri Allen Flying Towards The Sound Motema 2010
Critical Jazz reviews Flying Toward The Sound and says the album, "exposes Geri Allen as a brilliant and vibrant pianist and composer." read more

2011-09-15
A Child Is Born
All About Jazz reviews A Child Is Born and writes, "this is a holiday collection for the more adventurous jazz piano fan" read more

2011-09-15
Geri Allen A Child Is Born Motema 2011
The first review of Allen's A Child Is Born (out Oct. 11) is already out! Critical Jazz raves "this may be one of the finest Christmas recordings heard coming out of any genre of music." read more

2011-09-08
Geri Allen: Flying Toward the Sound – review
UK's The Guardian reviews Flying Toward the Sound and writes, "Allen delivered a thrilling reminder of how exuberant and danceable contemporary jazz can be" read more

2011-09-07
Assertive and Soulful Piano, With a Slow Backbeat and a Spirit of Flow
The New York Times' Nate Chinen gives a glowing review of Geri Allen's opening night at the Village Vanguard "Their chemistry is likely only to improve over the next few nights, which is saying something." read more

2011-09-05
The Pace Report: "The 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival Opening Ceremonies" wsg Jeff "Tain" Watts
The Pace Report features highlights from the Detroit Jazz Festival, and interviews Allen about her Sing The Truth tour. read more

2011-09-04
Geri Allen Trio at the Village Vanguard 9/6-11
Jazz Police previews Allen's week long showcase at the Village Vanguard. read more

2011-07-28
Jazz Listings July 29th - Aug 4
Geri's 7/31 show at the MoMA was a critics pick in The New York Times Jazz Listing. Nate Chinen describes her as a "wise and dynamic pianist." read more

2011-07-07
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal: Live at the Gesù
Geri was mentioned in the JazzTimes review Festival International de Jazz de Montréal: Live at the Gesù where she performed. Sharonne Cohen writes,"Conceptually, Allen took us back to the era when jazz and dance were performed together; musically, it was read more

2011-06-16
2011 Playboy Jazz Festival
JazzTimes reviewed the Playboy Jazz Festival and raved about Geri's set: "Also shaking up the festival was Geri Allen and her Timeline Band...she tastefully melded enchanting dance with postbop numbers and the ballad "Unconditional Love."" read more

2011-06-16
Geri Allen: Timeline Live - review
John Fordham of the The Guardian UK gives a soaring review of Timeline and declares, read more

2011-01-07
Geri Allen and Timeline perform live at The Detroit International Jazz Festival
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2010-12-10
All About Jazz Review by Victor L. Schermer
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2010-12-03
A.D. Amorosi Review, Philadelphia Inquirer
"Allen has proven a stately provocateur, a thinking pianist, composer, and arranger as often on the edge as she is happily in the center" read more

2010-12-01
David Adler Review - Philadelphia Weekly
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2010-12-01
Jazz Record Collectors Journal - Geri Allen "Timeline: Live" review
"stimulating and innovative music" read more

2010-09-02
NPR.org Review by Patrick Jarenwattananon
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2010-08-27
Los Angeles Jazz Scene review of FTTS by Scott Yanow
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2010-08-27
Los Angeles Jazz Scene review of Timeline by Scott Yanow
"As usual, Geri Allen constantly avoids the obvious and plays the unexpected, improvising in her own style and interacting closely with her sidemen." read more

2010-07-23
Culture NYC Review by Alana Harper
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2010-07-23
Wall Street Journal Review by Will Friedwald
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2010-07-01
Arts Journal Review by Doug Ramsey
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2010-06-30
Minnesota Spokesman Recorder Review by Robin James
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2010-06-22
Audiophile Audition Review by Doug Simpson
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2010-06-22
Audiophileaudition.com Review by Doug Simpson
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2010-06-11
Allaboutjazz.com Review by Eugene Holley, Jr
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2010-06-10
Jazzpolice.com Review by Andrea Canter
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2010-06-10
Metaljazz.com Review
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2010-06-09
Idigjazz.blogspot Review by Charles L. Latimer
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2010-06-08
Master of a Small House Blog Review
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2010-06-08
Urbanflux.com Review
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2010-06-03
Stereophile.com Review by Fred Kaplan
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2010-06-01
Allaboutjazz.com Review by Mark F. Turner
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2010-06-01
Rochestercitynewspaper.com Review by Ron Netsky
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2010-05-25
New York Times Review by Ben Ratliff
some of her best work in years... read more

2010-05-07
Audiophile Audition Review
probably Allen’s most thoughtful, introspective and personally spiritual outing. read more

2010-05-04
Jazz Inside Magazine Preview
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2010-05-02
All About Jazz Review by Mark F. Turner
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2010-04-25
Jazz Police Review by Andrea Canter
Allen soars toward an infinite space and time that defines modern jazz read more

2010-04-15
New York Times Review by Nate Chinen
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2010-04-14
NPR Music Review by Patrick Jarenwattananon
It's as grand, graceful and full of colorful clusters as you might expect a Geri Allen solo piano recording to be. read more

2009-02-17
Top-40charts.com - Performance Update
Allen received a Guggenheim Fellowship to create this composition, which celebrates the humanity and embraces the continuity of innovation in jazz read more

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