Andrew Bishop
Saxophones and woodwinds
Andrew Bishop is a versatile saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer, improviser, educator, and scholar comfortable in many musical idioms.
Dave Lynch of All Media Guide wrote, “A composer of contemporary orchestral and chamber music, Bishop combines a jazzman’s fire and flow with a rigorous compositional sensibility, resulting in a potent and highly satisfying blend.”
Andrew’s three recordings as a leader, “De Profundis,” “Time and Imaginary Time” and “The Hank Williams Project” (Envoi Recordings) received widespread acclaim from publications including The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine and the Detroit Free Press.
Elliot Simon of the New York Jazz Record wrote, “De Profundis impresses with its astute combination of musicianship, spirituality, and compositional insight.”
As a composer and arranger, Andrew has received more than 25 commissions from professional organizations, universities, and numerous residencies. He has also received recognition and awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and a nomination from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
His orchestral composition “Crooning” was recorded by the Albany Symphony Orchestra on “Two American Piano Concertos” (Albany Records) featuring pianists Ursula Oppens and Ian Hobson. He has also completed composition and arranging projects for Ellery Eskelin, Steve Houghton, Robert Hurst, Dave Liebman, and Matt Wilson.
As a sideman, Andrew has worked on more than 40 recordings, including projects with Reid Anderson, Geri Allen, Karl Berger, Dave Ballou, Sandip Burman, Kenny Burrell, Eugene Chadbourne, Ray Charles, Gerald Cleaver, Kris Davis, Marty Ehrlich, Michael Formanek, Drew Gress, Jerry Hahn, Robert Hurst, Chris Lightcap, The Either Orchestra, Mat Maneri, The Manhattan Transfer, Tony Malaby, Ben Monder, Jeremy Pelt, Mario Pavone, Tom Rainey, Hank Roberts, Jacob Sacks, Tyshawn Sorey, Craig Taborn, Clark Terry, Ben Waltzer, Matt Wilson and John Zorn among others.
Andrew maintains an active national and international career and serves as an associate professor and chair of University of Michigan Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation in Ann Arbor where he teaches applied jazz saxophone, composition, and improvisation. He is a Conn-Selmer and Vandoren artist.