Event Details

Randy Bauer, Associate Professor of music, a composer and jazz pianist, will present a recital of original jazz music and standards with special guest, tenor saxophonist Andrew Rathbun, Associate Professor of Music at Western Michigan University, and award-winning recording artist.  

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 some of the greats in jazz.  Rooted in the fiery improvisatory legacy of post-bop jazz, Rathbun’s music is also deeply informed by classical composition. His works include song cycles, suites, and chamber and orchestral pieces for a wide range of ensembles. 

Bauer is a composer and jazz musician, and has taught a variety of jazz, composition, and theory topics at Macalester.  A McKnight fellow, his works have been premiered around the world by some of the great ensembles of our time.  His music appears on Albany and Cedille Records.

They will be joined by Graydon Peterson, bass, and Dave Schmalenberger, drums and Macalester performance faculty.