Geof Bradfield, professor of jazz studies and jazz performance in the NIU School of Music’s new recording, “Colossal Abundance” will be released on Calligram Records, September 6.
The recording features a 12-piece ensemble features a stellar lineup including Dana Hall, Russ Johnson, Ben Goldberg, Greg Ward, Anna Webber, Greg Beyer, NIU professor of music and director of percussion studies, among others. “Colossal Abundance” promises “radical interpretations” of classics by John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Henry Threadgill and Jaki Byard as well as Bradfield’s original compositions.
Preorders are available now for download, CD and double record vinyl for $10.
Born in Houston, Texas, 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 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 seven 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, and his 2017 release “Birdhoused” received 4 1/2 stars from the magazine.
