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Andrew Rathbun

Toronto native Andrew Rathbun is widely esteemed as one of the most creative and accomplished saxophonists, composers and bandleaders of his generation. On tenor and soprano saxophones he has achieved a rare depth of lyricism, authoritative swing and compositional intelligence. Recording steadily as a leader since the late 1990s, he has documented his stirring original music with an array of extraordinary lineups, featuring the talents of such greats as Kenny Wheeler, Billy Hart, George Garzone, Phil Markowitz and Bill Stewart. “Rathbun’s lines dance and glide,” writes David Whiteis of JazzTimes, “reflecting both childlike wonder and well-honed artistry.” Rooted in the fiery improvisatory legacy of post-bop jazz, Rathbun’s music is also deeply informed by classical composition

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Dream Suites vol. 1

Label: Samo Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Drums Suite; Djembe Suite; Freedom March Suite.

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Article: Album Review

Western Jazz Collective: Dark Journey: The Music of Andrew Rathbun

Read "Dark Journey: The Music of Andrew Rathbun" reviewed by Jack Bowers


The Western Jazz Collective is a seven-member co-op group that actually hails from America's Midwest--more specifically, Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo--where the ensemble's crew serve as members of the faculty. The designation “Western" thus refers to the university rather than the septet's geographic location. Be that as it may, what infuses and animates ...

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Article: Year in Review

Popular Jazz Songs: 2024

Read "Popular Jazz Songs: 2024" reviewed by Michael Ricci


All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2024. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! Click the album cover to listen to the song. Dive Into The Deep Blue From: ...

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Dark Journey: The Music of Andrew Rathbun

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Making No Sense; Infinite Being; National Nightmare; Different Directions; February First; Longer Wait; Echoes; Line; Reading the Exits.

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National Nightmare

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 05:54

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The Speed Of Time

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Speed Of Time; Could It Be?: Widen The Doorway; Wandering?; Fast 5th; Velocity Unknown; Still A Thing; Tooth and Nail.

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Article: Album Review

Andrew Rathbun: The Speed Of Time

Read "The Speed Of Time" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Not one to avoid concepts and ambitious outings, Andrew Rathbun's to-date masterpiece, The Atwood Suites (Origin Records, 2018), explored the poetry of his countrywoman, writer Margaret Atwood. In 2023, he tackles time. Time is a funny thing. Its perceived speed is malleable. It tends toward an increasing velocity as one moves into middle age ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

JD Parran and Mark Deutsch, Daniel Carter, & Irreversible Entanglements

Read "JD Parran and Mark Deutsch, Daniel Carter, & Irreversible Entanglements" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


California Street Sessions, a new duo recording by reed master JD Parran and bassist Mark Deutsch, is intriguing, particularly when consider the instrumentation: Parran plays a seldom-heard contralto clarinet while Deutsch plays the bazantar, a hybrid bass that he invented himself. The music's excellent too. Other new albums sampled this week come from Daniel Carter and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Les McCann, Phil Markowitz, Melba Liston & Audrey Ochoa

Read "Les McCann, Phil Markowitz, Melba Liston & Audrey Ochoa" reviewed by Joe Dimino


We begin the 822nd episode of Neon Jazz with Canadian trombonist Audrey Ochoa and music from her 2023 album The Head of a Mouse. From there, we hear from the legendary Melba Liston. As the hour continues, we dig into new music from Joe Alterman, Chris Lee, Andrew Rathbun and Kelly Jefferson. In between, we drop ...


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