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 … Read More
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 … 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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … 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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
