Geri Allen Trio with Gary Bartz, Saxophone Saturday, March 19, 2011; 8:00 PM Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
Pianist Geri Allen makes her long-awaited first appearance on Da Camera’s jazz series. Allen has released two new recordings in 2010: the jazz trio with tap dance recording Live, featuring her Timeline group, and Flying Toward The Sound, her ambitious and critically lauded solo piano project.
A recent recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship Award for Music Composition, Allen was the first woman and youngest person to win the prestigious Danish Jazzpar Prize.
Veteran saxophonist Gary Bartz played with Art Blakey, Charles Mingus and Miles Davis before launching a distinguished career as a bandleader
"Any survey of jazz recordings in early 2010 ought to grapple with pianist Geri Allen, who's issued two stunning new releases prior to mid-June...There's a dense, dreamy lyricism to [Flying Toward the Sound]; allow it to reveal itself, and it'll prove as satisfying as anything in Allen's catalog." -- NPR Music, The Best New Jazz of 2010 (So Far)
“Her voicings were rich, resonant and complex; her touch was declarative but supple… genuinely steeped in a spirit of exuberance” – The New York Times
"The resurgence of Bartz, an alto and soprano saxophonist who made his mark three decades ago, is cause for celebration...the soul of a modern master." -- Entertainment Weekly
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