"Vibrant, smart, innovative. These are just three adjectives that come to mind when I think of pianist/composer/arranger Geoffrey Keezer." -- SOUNDSOFTIMELESSJAZZ.COM

Pianist and Wisconsin native Geoffry Keezer's current prominence as a leading voice in Jazz is due to his mastering the language at a very young age. Always on the lookout for talented jazz potential, Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers took him on board while Keezer was still in his teens and studying at Berklee College of Music. His musical achievements are many and varied from preforming with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra to countless dates with clubs and festivals. Keezer's compositions have been commissioned by the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and the Zeltsman Marimba Festival.

He is heard on over twenty three CD releases, at least eleven of which are his own dates including Turn Up The Quiet with Grammy winning vocalist Diana Krall along with Joshua Redman and Christian McBride. Sublime is an ambitious set of piano duets with Kenny Barron, Chick Corea, Benny Green and Mulgrew Miller. His association with Hawaiian slack key guitarist Keola Beamer on the CD Falling Up is notable. Keezer's searching nature has led him to explore traditional Okinawan music and to one of his latest projects - Áurea, a celebration of Afro/Peruvian jazz.

"The music is played with a wonderful sense of clarity and balance; every important detail is well-judged, and there is a refinement of expression in exploring and bringing the music to life through flexible and sensitive interpretations -- HILL RAG (Washington D.C.)

Geoff Keezer literally brings a world of music to any performance he endeavors. The Fox Jazz Fest is very excited to present this wonderful artist to the Fox Valley on Labor Day weekend.