AAJ review: The Idea of North

AAJ review: The Idea of North

by | Mar 10, 2011 | News

by Ian Patterson ★★★★ Excerpt: What effect does solitude have on a person? How can one grow as a result of being alone? These questions provoke a musical response from saxophonist, Andrew Rathbun, though the roots of his inspiration for this music lie over forty years...
New Release: The Idea of North

New Release: The Idea of North

by | Sep 29, 2010 | News

Andrew Rathbun’s CD The Idea of North was inspired by the late classical pianist Glenn Gould’s radio documentary of the same name, though the latter debuted back in 1967 (after Gould had retired from public performing). Rathbun, a fellow Canadian, used the...
LA Jazz Scene review: Where We Are Now

LA Jazz Scene review: Where We Are Now

by | Oct 5, 2009 | News

by Scott Yanow Tenor and soprano-saxophonist Andrew Rathbun on Where We Are Now explores postbop jazz, which is music that falls into the large area of being more advanced than hard bop but not quite as free as avant-garde jazz. Rathbun, whose soprano sound (but not...