GERI ALLEN & THE MARY LOU WILLIAMS COLLECTIVE IN PITTSBURGH, PA.

Mensah Wali, and the Kente Arts Alliance, will present GERI ALLEN & THE MARY LOU WILLIAMS COLLECTIVE in concert on Sunday, May 6, 2007, at 3:00P.M. at the Kelly/Strayhorn Theatre in the East Liberty Section of Pittsburgh, Pa. Though Mary Lou Williams was born in Atlanta, her family moved to Pittsburgh when Mary was a mere three to five years old. She is, therefore, considered a real Pittsburgher.

This is the second concert in a hoped for series honoring Pittsburgh Jazz Musicians that Mr. Wali is presenting. The concert will be pesented in two halves with an intermission. During the first half THE COLLECTIVE will play Mary Lou Williams' ZODIAC SUITE (1945). THE COLLECTIVE had recorded 'ZODIAC SUITE: REVISITED" for Mary Records (M104). During the second half of the program THE GERI ALLEN TRIO will play music from Ms. Allen's new Telarc CD "TIMELESS PORTRAITS AND DREAMS". Both recordings are available on Amazon.com.

On Saturday, May 5, 2007, Ms. Allen will offer a jazz workshop to middle school, junior high school, and high schools sstudents at The African American Music Institute whose director is Dr. James Johnson.