Competition: US & Canada
Geri Allen
Born in 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan, Geri Allen was reared in Detroit, the home of Motown and such jazzmen extraordinaire as Thad, Elvin, and Hank Jones, Barry Harris, and more recently Ron Carter, Yusef Lateef, and James Carter. Encouraged by her parents, Ms. Allen began studying piano at the age of seven, attended the acclaimed magnet school