Geoffrey Dean Quartet - Conceptions

2025
“Conceptions” is a contemporary jazz quartet album of all original compositions from pianist Geoffrey Dean, the great Harish Raghavan on bass, Eric Binder on drums, and Justin Copeland on Trumpet.

This album serves as a compliment to the quartet’s first album “Foundations”. While “Foundations” paid tribute to the group’s influences, “Conceptions” is a collection of 5 originals from Dean, three from Copeland and two from Binder which showcase a broad palette of musical styles within the jazz genre. This includes more contemporary harmonies, rhythms, and interplay on swing, straight-eighth, odd meter compositions and more. Dean, Binder, and Copeland all met while completing their Doctorates in Jazz Studies at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. Raghavan brings his experience as a prestigious bassist and phenomenal player in thanks to his previous connections with Binder to finish off the four piece quartet for their second album as a group.

Geoffrey Dean : Piano
Harish Raghavan : Bass
Eric Binder : Drums
Justin Copeland : Trumpet

Executive Producer: Cory Weeds
Produced by Geoffreyy Dean
Recorded at The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn NY March 19/20 2024
Mixed by Aaron Nevezie
Mastered by Alex De Turk
Cover photography by Nick Moreland
Back cover photography by Spencer Porter
Graphic design & layout by Tilda Hedwig