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. 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, Downbeat, the Chicago Tribune, and NPR. Bradfield has been recognized in Downbeat critics polls as a “Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist and Arranger.” His latest CD Birdhoused, was released in 2017. Bradfield is an 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.