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
by Raul da Gama, Jazz da Gama The liner notes – not without good reason – on Yes and… Music for Nine Improvisersdraws parallels between Jazz musicians and stand-up comedians. It’s … Read More
By Dave Sumner, Bird is the Worm While nobody is ever gonna mistake the music of Geof Bradfield for traditional, the roots of jazz have long been at the heart … Read More
13th Annual Jazz Critics Poll Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Anniversary (ArtistShare) Latin – Karl Ackerman (All About Jazz) New Releases – Russ Musto (New York City Jazz Record, DownBeat) Henry Conerway … Read More
Michael Jackson, Downbeat Artists at Hyde Park Jazz Festival Reflect Generational Connections RAVI COLTRANE, BRANDEE YOUNGER, ALLISON MILLER, GEOF BRADFIELD, CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH In its 12th year, Chicago’s Hyde Park Jazz Festival presented an … Read More
