About Bradford

Atlanta native Bradford Rogers is a producer, engineer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. As a member of the house band for the Recording Academy's Atlanta Chapter Awards Series, Bradford has performed with such multiplatinum artists as Michael McDonald, James Brown, Bobby Valentino, En Vogue's Dawn Robinson, Sleepy Brown and Cee-Lo.

Bradford wrote, produced, and performed the lead vocals and many instrumental parts on his 1998 debut CD "jihaad", and produced a companion live multimedia stage show for the album. He also wrote and arranged much of the musical score for "Mean Streak," a short film by award-winning national television producer Chuck Moore.

Most recently, Bradford has performed as a featured artist at the 2008 Atlanta Jazz Festival; and is the winner of the 2008 Future Of Jazz competition (Nu-Jazz category).

Bradford's latest CD, Guiro!, fuses traditional African and Latin styles, postmodern jazz, with a touch of Pop/Rock and Electronica.

Bradford is also Chairman and CEO of E-Lit.^®, a multimedia company focusing on the legal and medical industries.

Creative Loafing Article Future of Jazz: Bradford by Jon Ross