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Geri Allen

1957 - 2017

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Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Geri Allen is the 2,458th most popular musician (down from 2,051st in 2024), the 13,469th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,625th in 2019) and the 1,010th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Geri Allen ranks 2,458 out of 3,175. Before her are Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Muhal Richard Abrams, Evelyn Glennie, Oscar Dronjak, Steve Kuhn, and Jung Yong-hwa. After her are Jonny Buckland, Virgil Donati, Ivan Ilić, Mark Jansen, Adriana Calcanhotto, and David Lovering.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Geri Allen ranks 623. Before her are Rachel Levine, Vince Gill, Don Davis, Billy Bragg, Lionel Shriver, and Xu Haifeng. After her are Marco Cornez, Luciano Favero, Shirley Babashoff, Pasquale Passarelli, Stacy Peralta, and Tie Ning. Among people deceased in 2017, Geri Allen ranks 617. Before her are Milt Schmidt, Denis Johnson, Nat Hentoff, Leo Peelen, George Avakian, and Muhal Richard Abrams. After her are Janusz Wójcik, Keely Smith, Anne Jeffreys, Ian Stewart, Robert Osborne, and Gulmurod Khalimov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Geri Allen ranks 13,473 out of 20,380. Before her are Simon Cameron (1799), Steven M. Greer (1955), Payman Maadi (1970), Steve Kuhn (1938), Bill Gosper (1943), and Dan Issel (1948). After her are Fred Savage (1976), Joan Blackman (1938), Jonathan Goldstein (1964), Bryan Burk (1968), John Conyers (1929), and John Hickenlooper (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Geri Allen ranks 1,010. Before her are Hank Ballard (1927), Chris Botti (1962), DJ Shadow (1972), Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (1969), Muhal Richard Abrams (1930), and Steve Kuhn (1938). After her are Ivan Ilić (1978), David Lovering (1961), Robb Flynn (1967), Mike Inez (1966), Dave Sabo (1964), and Bob Weir (1947).

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