GEOF BRADFIELD
Genres: Hard Bop, Post Bop, Progressive Big Band, Eclectic Fusion, African Fusion • United States

Geof Bradfield was born in Houston, TX, where he attended the renowned High School for the Performing 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 read more...