Feed the Fire: A Cyber Symposium in Honor of Geri Allen
with Bob O'Meally
Bob O'Meally will participate in an online conference in honor of the late pianist Geri Allen, organized by the Heyman Center.
Thursday, November 5, 2020 9:30am (New York)
Feed the Fire: A Cyber Symposium in Honor of Geri Allen 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).