by Administrator | Jul 20, 2009 | News
by Mark Corroto Excerpt: It is quite insouciant to categorize jazz musicians as either composers or players. But jazz devotees sometimes typecast artists as writers or interpreters of music. With a mature talent such as composer/saxophonist Andrew Rathbun,...
by Administrator | Apr 30, 2009 | News
Poetry has played a significant part in the oeuvre of Andrew Rathbun, and this recording is no exception. In his past work, the poetry has on more than one occasion been a spoken accompaniment to the music (& vice-versa). Here (as is often the case on planet Earth...
by Administrator | May 17, 2008 | News
A few notices about the new CD: Downbeat “With impressive tone and phrasing, Rathbun knows his way around the horn, as he shapes personable and expressive solos.” Coda Rathbun’s attractive sound and smart writing are ever present on nine originals...
by Administrator | May 3, 2008 | News
by David Adler Excerpt: Fiction could not create more colorful, ridiculous characters,” writes Andrew Rathbun in the liner notes to Affairs of State. He’s speaking of the Bush administration. A native of Canada based in Brooklyn, Rathbun is upset, like many, by...
by Administrator | Apr 27, 2008 | News
by Ken Dryden Andrew Rathbun’s Affairs of State is a collection of compositions that the tenor saxophonist considers as his musical impressions of the failures of President George W. Bush’s administration. Joined by trumpeter Taylor Haskins, pianist Gary...
