Andrew Rathbun Quintet - Cd Release Event at The Union Cabaret & Grille

The Union Cabaret & Grille welcomes back the ambitious composer, Andrew Rathbun, to showcase his latest CD release, Character Study. Today integrity, decorum, fact-based argument - the stuff of character - seem to have been abandoned, not just in the Oval Office but by many leaders who willingly turn a blind eye if they can further their agenda. With this album, questions of character were the impulse.

PERFORMERS
Andrew Rathbun, Tenor Saxophone
Scott Cowan, Trumpet
Gary Versace, Piano
Jay Anderson, Bass
Keith Hall, Drums

PRESS
"Andrew Rathbun, a crafty saxophonist, and composer whose ambitious work over the past decade has eluded the wiser recognition it deserves..." ...

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The Union Cabaret & Grille welcomes back the ambitious composer, Andrew Rathbun, to showcase his latest CD release, Character Study. Today integrity, decorum, fact-based argument - the stuff of character - seem to have been abandoned, not just in the Oval Office but by many leaders who willingly turn a blind eye if they can further their agenda. With this album, questions of character were the impulse.

PERFORMERS
Andrew Rathbun, Tenor Saxophone
Scott Cowan, Trumpet
Gary Versace, Piano
Jay Anderson, Bass
Keith Hall, Drums

PRESS
"Andrew Rathbun, a crafty saxophonist, and composer whose ambitious work over the past decade has eluded the wiser recognition it deserves..."
- The New Yorker

"There’s a strong collective spirit on Character Study. Although there are plenty of solos, Rathbun and Hagans seem much more focused on creating harmonies, exchanging ideas and conducting a musical conversation. Similarly, most of the compositions sound deeply indebted to the introspective and autumnal mood of Miles Davis’ Nefertiti. Even the ones that start out high-energy, like the opening “The Golden Fool” or the closing “Turmoil”, eventually settle down into a kind of gentle rustling, like a breeze blowing through a pile of leaves, shifting some but leaving most to fall back into place."
- Phil Freeman, New York City Jazz Record

www.andrewrathbun.com

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