Pitt announces new director of jazz studies program
By Tamara Alchoufete, For The Pitt News
January 28, 2019
After the unexpected death of Professor Geri Allen, renowned flutist Nicole M. Mitchell will assume the position of Pitt’s director of Jazz Studies in July 2019.
Pitt remembers professor, jazz icon Geri Allen
By Grant Burgman / Staff Writer
July 5, 2017
Geri Allen, who made a profound impact on both the jazz genre and her students at Pitt, died of cancer on June 27 in Philadelphia. She was 60. Born and raised in Detroit, Allen studied at Howard University before going on to earn her Master’s degree in ethnomusicology at Pitt in 1982. Allen spent the n...
In the mood: Jazz concert caps weeklong event
By Noah Coco / for The Pitt News
November 10, 2015
On any other stage on Pitt’s campus, Senior Vice Chancellor Kathy Humphrey might have been the most remarkable guest to sing the blues, but Saturday night was the exception. Humphrey joined a cast of legendary jazz musicians as the annual week-long jazz seminar came to a close. Former director of ...