By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly The trio of Geof Bradfield on saxes and bass clarinet, Ben Goldberg on the clarinet and drummer Dana Hall create cool toned chamber bop on a collection of mostly originals. Read more here.
By Howard Mandel, Jazz Journalist Association Yes, it’s hard to select 10 best of the year. Downloads are not making it easier to organize — I’m flooded! Great to have so much music at my fingertips, so that’s not a complaint. And I may return to this list to add other notable releases, but I … Read More
By Aaron Cohen, Downbeat Saxophonist Geof Bradfield, clarinetist Ben Goldberg and drummer Dana Hall keep things compact here. But the group’s energy, sharp writing and quick thinking across 11 relatively short tracks on General Semantics offer a plethora of ideas. Read more here.
Por José Ramón, La Habitación Del Jazz El trío que nos ocupa nació en 2017 en un encuentro casual entre los tres músicos en el Festival de Jazz de Hyde Park en Chicago. Para leer más presione aquí.
by Hrayr Attarian, Chicago Jazz Magazine Clarinetist Ben Goldberg, reedist Geof Bradfield, and drummer Dana Hall are all intrepid innovators—each with his own unique style. It is this individual distinctiveness that makes their easy camaraderie so singularly delightful on the vibrant General Semantics. The music the collaborative trio performs is a mix of category-defying originals … Read More
By Kevin Whitehead Reed players Geof Bradfield and Ben Goldberg join formidable drummer Dana Hall on a new album that features humor, sobriety and a piece that’s funky one minute and chamber music the next. Listen to the full review here.
DownBeat Magazine The November 2020 Issue of DownBeat magazine includes reviews of Miki Yamanaka’s Human Dust Suite, Teodross Avery’s Harlem Stories: The Music Of Thelonious Monk, Geof Bradfield’s General Semantics, Derrick Gardner & The Big dig! Band’s Still I Rise, John Minnock’s Herring Cove, and a feature story on Lakecia Benjamin. Read the issue out now.
By Step Tempest What a splendid sonic journey this is. Opening with the quiet rush of “Air” (Bradfield on tenor, Goldberg on contra alto, and Hall using brushes), the music dances forward delightfully as the two reed players carry on quite a conversation. Read the full review here.
By Bill Meyer, Chicago Reader When the word “academic” is applied to jazz, it’s not necessarily a compliment. But these three players, all of whom teach at universities, make music that could keep you at school till the sun comes up. Read this review here.
Renowned Reedists Geof Bradfield and Ben Goldberg Join Forces With Celebrated Percussionist Dana Hall on New Release General Semantics To be released September 18, 2020 on Delmark Records Delmark Records is proud to announce the September 18th release General Semantics, a collaboration between the renowned reedists and composers Geof Bradfield and Ben Goldberg along with … Read More
