CONF: Feed the Fire: A Cyber Symposium in Honor of Geri Allen, Virtual, 5 Nov 2020

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Feed the Fire: A Cyber Symposium in Honor of Geri Allen (Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm) celebrates the work of the late pianist, composer, improvisor, and educator and serves as a launch for a special issue of the journal Jazz and Culture, “The Power of Geri Allen.” Feed the Fire focuses on Allen’s work in music as a performer, composer, teacher, activist, and mentor, and features a keynote event with Terri Lyne Carrington (Berklee College of Music), Angela Davis (University of California, Santa Cruz), Gina Dent (University of California, Santa Cruz), and Farah Jasmine Griffin (Columbia University).

Other participants: Mount Allen III (SFJAZZ), Dwight Andrews (Emory University), Courtney Bryan (Tulane University), Michael Dessen (University of California at Irvine), Kevin Fellezs (Columbia University), Michael Heller (University of Pittsburgh), Ellie M. Hisama (Columbia University), Vijay Iyer (Harvard University), Aaron J. Johnson (University of Pittsburgh), Veronica Johnson (Detroit Sound Conservancy), Tammy L. Kernodle (Miami University), George E. Lewis (Columbia University), Nicole Mitchell Gantt (University of Pittsburgh), Fred Moten (New York University / Tisch School of the Arts), Robert O’Meally (Columbia University), Yoko Suzuki (University of Pittsburgh), Francis Wong (Asian Improv Arts)

This online event is free and open to the public and is part of a week-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Pitt Jazz Seminar. Feed the Fire is organized by Professors Ellie Hisama (Columbia University) and Michael Heller (University of Pittsburgh).

Registration required at http://heymancenter.org/events/feed-the-fire-a-cyber-symposium-in-honor-of-geri-allen/