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About Me

I'm a saxophonist (tenor and soprano mostly) from Houston, TX originally- and yes, I went to the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, like so many other musicians from Houston. I moved to Chicago to go to school at DePaul, then to LA to finish school at CalArts, and then to Brooklyn to live and play music. I had a few different groups in NY, mainly a trio with Joe Martin and Owen Howard, sometimes a quartet with Ben Monder added. I also played in and wrote for a collective called Ilinx that included saxophonist John O'Gallagher and Owen. Both those groups played numerous venues around NYC and made recordings that are completely unavailable in any form anywhere now, except maybe in the back of my mom's closet somewhere. After 3 years there, Amy (my wife) and I moved back to Chicago, then to Washington state, then back to Chicago again (that's the condensed version- move forward several years). Lately, I've been playing in several bands as a sideman- with the Ryan Cohan Quartet/Sextet, the Dana Hall Quartet, the Mike Allemana Quartet, Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, and pianists Dan Cray and Jordan Baskin, as well as the occasional gig with guitarists Jeff Parker and Kyle Asche. I also lead my own quartet with Clark Sommers, Ron Perrillo, and George Fludas. Our new cd, Urban Nomad, came out on Origin Records in July 2008. Currently, I live in Chicago with Amy and our daughter, Esme- that's her pool in the picture.Selected Discography: Rule of Three (Liberated Zone, 2003) Ryan Cohan, One Sky (Motema 2007) Collage(2007) John Moulder, Trinity (Origin, 2006) Mike Allemana Quartet, Inner Rhythm (2006) Ted Sirotas Rebel Souls, Breeding Resistance (Delmark 2004) Vs. the forces of evil (Naim 2001) Ryan Cohan, Here and Now (Sirocco 2001) Godspeed You Black Emperor, Yanqui U.X.O. (Constellation 2002) Tuey Connell, Under the Influence (Minor Music 2003) Songs for Joy and Sadness (Minor Music 2004) Vance Thompson, Among Friends (Shadestreet, 1999)I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 8/5/2006
Band Website: geofbradfield.com
Band Members: Current groups include:Geof Bradfield Quartet w/ George Fludas (drums), Clark Sommers (bass), and Ron Perillo (piano) ; Ryan Cohan Sextet w/Ryan Cohan(piano), Lorin Cohen (bass), Kobie Watkins (drums), Tito Carillo (trumpet), and Bob Sheppard (saxophone/flute);Mike Allemana Quartet w/ Mike Allemana (guitar), Ted Sirota (drums), Matt Ferguson (bass);Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls w/Ted (drums), Hyosub Kim (bass), Greg Ward (alto sax), and Dave Miller (guitar);Dana Hall Quartet w/ Wojo, Clark, and Dana;Collage w/Sam Macy(guitar), Hyosub Kim(bass), and John Smillie(drums);and Dan Cray duo w/ Dan on piano.
Influences: Current favorites: Complete In a Silent Way sessions, Guillermo Kline- Los Gauchos III, Milton Nascimento - Courage, Alice Waters- Chez Panisse Vegetables, Trout with capers and brown butter, that new Austrian red made by Umathum- really good and cheap, so of course I can't remember the name...
Sounds Like: sybaritic supersonic stereophonic stainless steel santoku
Record Label: Origin Records
Type of Label: Indie

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Posted by geof bradfield on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:57:00 PST

Back home and thanks

After a month of travel, exotic places and new friends, we're back in the states. I'm thrilled to see Amy and Esme and all my friends here, of course, but it's going to take a few days to get back in...
Posted by geof bradfield on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:22:00 PST

Jordan

We saw Petra today- a really long drive from Jordan (3 hrs each way). It was worth it, though. Walking down that ancient road through the rocks was pretty amazing- as our guide said, equal parts man...
Posted by geof bradfield on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:29:00 PST

last day in harare

We played HIS last night (Harare international school). Lots of people, from students to diplomats to some folks who work at the our hotel- a nice mix, and a really positive response- played Rya...
Posted by geof bradfield on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:37:00 PST

Harare, Zimbabwe

Things are great here- my ankle is better, although not because I'm resting! We went out to Pamuzinda yesterday, a sort of safari lodge. They took us horseback riding first and we road out...
Posted by geof bradfield on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:37:00 PST

leaving Kampala (clumsily)

Walking down my hotel steps in Kampala this morning at 2 am, it was pitch dark. We were getting ready to go to Harare, about 10 hours of travel altogether. I was carrying a couple bags , missed ...
Posted by geof bradfield on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:18:00 PST

Uganda

I'm sitting in the American Embassy in Uganda to write this, mainly because our hotel internet doesn't work- no surprise! The embassy folk here have been very accomodating; Lisa the PAO, is calm...
Posted by geof bradfield on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:17:00 PST

last day in Congo

Monday was our last day in the DRC, and proved just as exciting as the rest of our stay! Katya Thomas took Kobie and I to a market. On the way, the police pulled us over to extort money. T...
Posted by geof bradfield on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:43:00 PST

Lubambashi, DRC

Another packed and amazing day in the Congo. We're learning so much from all the people we meet here just talking about life here, music, the history of the Congo and the region were in (Katanga...
Posted by geof bradfield on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:56:00 PST

Lubambashi, DRC

This was our best day yet on the Rhythm Road tour! The morning clinic at Les Halle d'Etoille was a beautiful experience. We played with many local musicians who knew some standards, and ta...
Posted by geof bradfield on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:20:00 PST