Geri Allen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Geri Allen
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Jun 12, 1957(1957-06-12)
Age	67
Date Of Death	2017-06-27
Birthplace	Pontiac
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Gemini

Geri Allen Biography

Geri Allen is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on June 12, 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Jazz musician, pianist and educator who released her album “A Child is Born” in the year 2011. She also contributed to the music for Beah: A Black Woman Speaks that was awarded the Peabody Award.

She worked along with She collaborated with Paul Motian on “Monk in Motian” from 1988. on “Monk in Motian” from 1988.

Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and recording artist. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was an associate professor of music and the director of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh.

Allen graduated from Howard University’s jazz studies program in 1979. She then continued her studies: with pianist Kenny Barron in New York; and at the University of Pittsburgh, where she completed a master’s degree in ethnomusicology in 1982. After this, she returned to New York.

She always credits her parents Mount Vernell Allen Jr. and Barbara Jean Allen, as the most influential influences in her life.

Geri Allen Net Worth

Geri Allen is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Geri Allen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a student at Howard University and the University of Pittsburgh. She was later an associate professor of Music as well as director of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh.

She was on “Live Music, Community & Social Conscience,” an documentary from 2007 that explored the ways that music connects different cultures and peoples.

Allen was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 12, 1957, and grew up in Detroit. “Her father, Mount Allen Jr, was a school principal, her mother, Barbara, a government administrator in the defence industry.” Allen was educated in Detroit Public Schools. She started playing the piano at the age of 7, and settled on becoming a jazz pianist in her early teens.

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Who is Geri Allen Dating?

According to our records, Geri Allen married to Wallace Roney. As of December 1, 2023, Geri Allen’s is not dating anyone.

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Allen died on June 27, 2017, two weeks after her 60th birthday, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after suffering from cancer.

Facts & Trivia

Geri Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Geri Allen celebrates birthday on June 12 of every year.