Dark Journey, The Music of Andrew Rathburn
Making No Sense
Infinite Being
National nightmare
Different Directions
February First
Longer Wait
Echoes
Line
Reading the Exits

Western Jazz Collective

Andrew Rathbun, clarinette
Keith Hall, batterie
Scott Cowan, trompette
Matt Landon, guitare
John Hébert, basse
Greg Jasperse, voix
Matthew Fries, clavier

The Jazz faculty that Western Michigan University quietly assembled over the years is an impressive collection of internationally significant artists. Having gathered in Kalamazoo from their bases in New York, Los Angeles and Boston, the teaching colleagues became bandmates with the formation of the Western Jazz Collective, and Dark Journey reveals the magic when time, place and happenstance collide. Offering new views into the music of saxophonist/composer Andrew Rathbun, the septet of Rathbun, trumpeter Scott Cowan, guitarist Matt Landon, pianist Matthew Fries, bassist John Hébert, and drummer Keith Hall, along with the special vocalese contributions of Greg Jasperse, unveil expansive musical landscapes, rich in nuance, dynamics and texture.