Dr. Geoffrey Dean is a renowned jazz pianist, composer, author, and educator based in the Washington DC area, Dr. Dean’s music spans the entire genre of jazz from blues and hard bop influences to classical music, R&B and modern jazz. He is currently an adjunct professor of Jazz and Commercial Piano at George Mason University and professor of private jazz piano instruction at Shenandoah University.

Dr. Dean completed his undergraduate degree at the Berklee College of Music, a Masters of Jazz Studies degree at the University of Tennessee, and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Performance at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. Dr. Dean has performed across the country while educating students in the university setting over the last decade. Dean has authored an educational book on modern jazz piano/harmony titled “Kenny Kirkland’s Harmonic and Rhythmic Language: A Model For The Modern Jazz Pianist.” His educational publication is available at the esteemed Jamey Aebersold website Jazzbooks.com.

Dr. Dean has additionally contributed as an author for the Masterclass series in Downbeat Magazine. He has recorded and performed with notable jazz musicians including Christian McBride, Steve Turre, Harish Raghavan, Terrell Stfford, Charles Owens, Greg Tardy and many others. Geoffrey Dean is currently an artist on the Cellar Records jazz record label. His albums “Foundations” and “Conceptions” can be found anywhere you stream music.