Jazz saxophonist Andrew Rathbun is an adept, hard swinging improviser with a sound steeped in harmonically sophisticated post-bop. Rathbun first garnered attention in the 2000s, leading his own groups on albums like 2002's Sculptures and 2009's Where We Are Now. Along with performing, he has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, the Banff Center, and teaches at Western Michigan University. He has released a plethora of highly regarded albums for SteepleChase, including 2018's Character Study with Tim Hagans and 2020's Northern Noir with Ran Blake.