"Geof Bradfield has drawn plenty of praise for his work as a reed soloist, and it's all deserved... But in the last few years, Bradfield has made just as much impact with his precise and colorful writing, in compositions that evoke a vivid sense of place through the same mixture of detail and sweep." Neil Tesser

Born in Houston, TX, saxophonist and composer Geof Bradfield has shared the stage throughout North America, Europe, Russia, Asia, Africa and the Middle East with jazz luminaries such as Randy Weston, Carl Allen, Brian Blade, Rodney Whitaker, Etienne Charles, Joe Locke, and Orrin Evans. He also performs and records regularly with fellow Chicago artists including Dana Hall, Clark Sommers, Jeff Parker, Matt Ulery, Marquis Hill, and Ryan Cohan, to name a few. His work is featured on 50+ CDs, including six albums as a leader that have garnered critical accolades from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and NPR. Bradfield has been recognized in Downbeat Critics Polls as a Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist and Arranger. His 2017 CD Birdhoused, recorded live in Chicago at the legendary Green Mill jazz club for Cellar Live Records, garnered a 4 ½ star review from Downbeat. His latest project is a multi-movement work for nonet, "Yes, and...music for nine improvisers," commissioned by Chamber Music America through the support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. "Yes, and..." will be released on Chicago's iconic jazz and blues label, Delmark Records in April 2018.

A committed educator, Bradfield is Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University and has given master classes and lectures at the Brubeck Institute, the Manhattan School of Music, the Jazz Education Network conference, and numerous other national and international venues.