Recent Updates

Living With Imperfection

During the recording of Norther Noir, a french filmmaker, Antoine Polin, was making a movie about Ran and his life. Antoine included some footage of us in the studio, and captured a few conversations about the music and of us just hanging. I can’t thank him enough. I can imagine I am going to look back on these moments that he included in his film with great fondness for Ran and the time we shared that week rehearsing, watching his favorite movies, and recording.

https://petitfaucheux.fr/agenda/living-imperfection-dantoine-polin?fbclid=IwAR13gZYwOu_ZCHywg1pGqzLGlEI4pRHWG_MgM7oDNwCqAGkbbq8z5ynMRBI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2cAHaAb6eM

Gilmore International Piano Festival – Robin D.G. Kelley

I have had the distinct pleasure of speaking to Robin D.G. Kelly twice about his incredible Monk biography. This book is simply the greatest jazz biography ever written. It is impeccably researched, so detailed, and very well written. Robin is a brilliant author and historian, and I really had to go to school for our interviews. Looking forward to speaking to him as part of the Gilmore Piano Fest!

Debussy Reviews Wrap-Up

LINKS:

https://www.allmusic.com/album/impressions-of-debussy-mw0003366171

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ent-classical-recordings-reich-0621-20200617-kagcwhct6vdl3illtbj7mk5ioq-story.html

https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/impressions-of-debussy

https://jazzhistoryonline.com/the-french-connection/

https://www.textura.org/archives/s/simsrathbunsiskind_impressionsdebussy.htm?fbclid=IwAR314uJumg-5WTRUSWYaq82D8KJN9BgwArozhHkE9d_DvOM1r2u_Z3szhXo

https://bigtakeover.com/recordings/LoriSimsAndrewRathbunJeremySiskindImpressionsofDebussyCentaur

 

 

Collaboration with Franco Pinna

Franco Pinna: Arpalegüera and Percussion. Andrew Rathbun: Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet, WX7 and Synths and Samplers.

Fun to collaborate with and old friend and incredible musician Franco Pinna, who has created his own instrument that he plays along with his percussion setup, that invokes the Andes, the Koto, and the Kora, all at the same time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq4D0X7mFjc