Pitt remembers professor, jazz icon Geri Allen
By Grant Burgman / Staff Writer
July 5, 2017
Filed under 2. Featured, Campus, News
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
Filed under Culture, Music, Top Stories
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 ...