Geof returned to Chicago for a brief period in 1997, during which he toured with various groups (including the popular band, The Mighty Blue Kings) throughout the U.S. and Europe.? He also worked in Chicago with groups led by Jodie Christian, Marlene Rosenberg, Charles Earland, and Lonnie Smith, as well as with Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls and the Ryan Cohan Quartet.? He also led his own group during this time, a trio with Noel Kupersmith and Ted Sirota.

After a three-year hiatus in Pullman, Washington, where he taught at Washington State University, Geof returned to Chicago in 2003.? Currently, he works extensively with Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls and the Ryan Cohan Quartet as well as with the Mike Allemana Quartet and his own groups, performing locally and touring in North America and Europe. Notable recent performances in Chicago include appearances at the 2003 and 2004 Chicago Jazz Festivals and a performance with post-rock icon Tortoise in the new Millenium Park bandshell. Geof can be heard on recordings by several of the groups mentioned above, as well as many others.? His debut as a leader, Rule of Three (Liberated Zone), has received much critical claim, including a favorable review from the New York Times and an honorable mention from Peter Margasak of the Chicago Reader as one of the best albums of 2003.

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Selected Discography

Rule of Three (Liberated Zone, 2003)

Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Breeding Resistance (Delmark 2004)

Vs. the forces of evil (Naim 2001)

Ryan Cohan, Here and Now (Sirocco 2001)
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Godspeed You Black Emperor, Yanqui U.X.O. (Constellation 2002)
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Tuey Connell, Under the Influence (Minor Music 2003)

Songs for Joy and Sadness (Minor Music 2004)

Vance Thompson, Among Friends (Shadestreet, 1999)