A Jazz Chameleon Leans Back to the Traditional
"For more than 20 years, Geri Allen has been an archetype of the new breed of contemporary jazz musician who is equally versed in the most modern, cutting-edge music as well as the most traditional.When she works with more experimental player-composericonoclasts like Ornette Coleman or Steve Coleman (no relation), she may break a few rules, but when she plays jazz standards and the American songbook, it's clear she knows how to follow those rules, and to be creative within them."
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