Geof Bradfield's Tenderera — live event on Nov 21, 2026
Geof Bradfield's Tenderera at Constellation, Chicago on Sat, Nov 21, 8:30 PM. Tickets from $5. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
8:30pm. $20 ADV / $25 DOS You can watch the livestream HERE If you watch the livestream, please support the artists by purchasing a livestream ticket. - - - Personnel: Geof Bradfield- saxophones, mbira Russ Johnson- trumpet Jeff Parker- guitar Joshua Abrams- bass, guimbri Clark Sommers- bass Dana Hall- drums Chad Taylor- drums, mbira “Bradfield is the sort of composer who creates room for departure.” -Nate Chinen, NPR 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” (All About Jazz). Born in Houston and based in Chicago, Bradfield has performed throughout North America, Europe, Russia, Asia, Africa and the Middle East with luminaries such as Randy Weston, Brian Blade, Ben Goldberg, Myra Melford, Anna Webber, Orrin Evans, 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. The group will premiere Bradfield’s Tenderera, commissioned by Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works Program through the generous support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Inspired by traditional Shona music of Zimbabwe, Tenderera (Shona for “circle around”) incorporates African mbira and guimbri alongside traditional western instruments in a series of polyrhythmic textures and cyclical, kaleidoscopic melodies. https://geofbradfield.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/geof.bradfield/ | https://www.instagram.com/geofbrad/?hl=e Doors: 8:00 PM
Starts: Sat, Nov 21, 8:30 PM
Ends: Sat, Nov 21, 10:30 PM
Where: 3111 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60618, United States
Price: $5
Venue: Constellation
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