Geoffrey Keezer (born November 20, 1970 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is an American
jazz pianist. After a year at Berklee College of Music, he joined Art Blakey and
the Jazz Messengers in 1989 and became the last pianist to join the band until
Blakey’s death in 1990. He joined the Art Farmer Quartet the same year. Keezer’s
debut as a leader, Waiting in the Wings, released in 1989, was followed by a
series of albums including Curveball (1990), Turn Up the Quiet (1997), and Áurea
(2009), the latter earning a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album. He has
collaborated with artists...