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Saxophonist and composer Geof Bradfield blends modern jazz, African rhythms, and the roots music of his native South into a style that is “explicitly adventurous and forward-looking” (AllAboutJazz.com). Born in Houston and based in Chicago, Bradfield has performed throughout North America, Europe, Russia, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, sharing the stage and recording studio with artists such as Randy Weston, Dana Hall, Clark Sommers, Brian Blade, Ben Goldberg, Anna Webber, Orrin Evans, Jeff Parker, Matt Ulery, and Ryan Cohan. His work is featured on 50+ CDs including ten albums as a leader that have garnered critical accolades from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and NPR. He has received grants and awards from Chamber Music America, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, DCASE, Illinois Arts Council, and the Mellon Foundation. The Downbeat Critics Poll has named him a Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist and Arranger multiple years.

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Colours

January 2, 2027

Album: Colours
By Kenny Reichert
Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 06:38

Album

Solitary Moon

By Tommy Muellner

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: While We're Young; Like Someone In Love; Sandt's Samba (Ahma's Garden); The Wind; I Remember You; Soldier In The Rain; Cuz Tune; Oceans In The Sky; Monk See, Monk Do; Make Someone Happy; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Solitary Moon (aka Moon Song); Somewhere; Diane / Danny Boy; Why Did I Choose You.

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Laid Back Vol. 1, featuring John Swana

By Rich Willey

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Laid Back (Night Life); Triple Play; Relax & Take It Easy; Long Lost Brothers; Ladies First; That’s My Little Girl; Hip Slick & Cool.

Album

WaBaSH

By Clark Sommers

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Points of Reduction; Close the Loop; Bass Intro I; Kasbah; Group Solitude; Contemplation; In Your Own Sweet Way; Bass Intro II; That Was Then; Ornette-Type-Tune.

Album

Open Or Close

By Geof Bradfield

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Open or Close; A Line With a Mind of Its Own; No Brand; Study of the Blues; Three Ingredients; Lonely Flowers; The Kitchen; Aargh.

Album

Colours

By Kenny Reichert

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Colours; Belmont; Holes In The Dirt; The Prairie; Yin; Simi

Album

Climbing

By Josh Achiron

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Troubles Become Triumphs; The Papaya King; The Only Way Is Through; Climbing; Mean Machine; The Pain That Hurts; The Pain That Alters; Take The Coltrane.

Article: Album Review

Geof Bradfield, Myra Melford, Ben Goldberg, Dana Hall: Open Or Close

Read "Open Or Close" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 21, 2026

A quartet of notable jazz artists--two from Midwestern Illinois, the others imported from the West Coast--venture far out on a limb to spruce up Open or Close, recorded in November 2025 at Chicago's popular Green Mill Cocktail Lounge. The foursome obviously had a game plan, and the audience at the Green Mill ...

Article: Album Review

Tommy Muellner: Solitary Moon

Read "Solitary Moon" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 4, 2026

Pianist Tommy Muellner, a fixture on the Chicago-area jazz scene for many years, has not recorded often--Solitary Moon is only his second album as leader, following 1998's (All) About Time. That is a 28-year span between visits to the studio, more than numerous careers, let alone recording sessions. This is by and large lovely ...