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Geof Bradfield



Geof Bradfield's writing is a revelation. Not only does it have much the same power and precision of his soloing; it also shows a highly refined use of the limited instrumentation, which allows him to create orchestral textures from just his sextet.
- Neil Tesser

Geof Bradfield was born in Houston, TX, where he attended the renowned High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He lived and worked for periods in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington before settling in Chicago in 2004. Along the way, he has been fortunate to work alongside many jazz luminaries and to perform throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, Africa and the Middle East. He is featured on numerous recordings, including his critically acclaimed 2010 release African Flowers, which was named one of the top 10 CDs of 2010 by the Los Angeles Times. His septet performed this 10-part suite in 2011 at Chicago's Millennium Park to an audience of 8,000 as part of the celebrated series Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz. Mr. Bradfield and his ensemble also presented the suite at the DuSable Museum of African American Art as the Artist-in Residence of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in the fall of 2011.

As a composer, Mr. Bradfield has received several commissions and awards, including a 2008 New Jazz Works commission from Chamber Music America and grants and fellowships from the City of Chicago Community Arts Partnership, the Illinois Arts Council, and the Black Metropolis Research Consortium. His recent suite Melba!, inspired by the life and music of trombonist and arranger Melba Liston, premiered in 2012 through the support of a 2011 New Jazz Works commission from Chamber Music America and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. In the fall of 2012, Mr. Bradfield's septet toured Melba! in the Midwest and South, returning to Chicago to close the tour at the legendary Green Mill jazz club. The group recorded the suite for release on Origin Records in 2013.

Mr. Bradfield also has extensive experience as an educator. Since completing his MFA at California Institute of the Arts, he has held positions at diverse colleges and universities as well as teaching master classes in composition, history and performance in the U.S. and abroad. He is currently Assistant Professor of Jazz Saxophone and Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University.


RECORDINGS FEATURING Geof Bradfield


Eric Jacobson
Origin 82858

Darren Johnston
Origin 82839

Ryan Cohan
Origin 82804

Geof Bradfield
Origin 82701

The Spin Quartet
Origin 82676

Peter Lerner
Origin 82662

Clark Sommers
Origin 82646

WDCB Loves Chicago Jazz
Origin 82642

Geof Bradfield
Origin 82637

John Moulder
Origin 82606

Marlene Rosenberg
Origin 82604

Tito Carrillo
Origin 82603

Geof Bradfield
Origin 82572

Chad McCullough
Origin 82535

Kobie Watkins
Origin 82532

Geof Bradfield
Origin 82510

Kelly Brand Nextet
Origin 82496

John Moulder
Origin 82459

Jeff Baker
OA2 Records 22150

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