Press

Biography, photos, selected press, and more. Contact Andrew directly if you need anything else.

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Select Press

O’s Place Jazz Magazine - Album Review (2021)

Neon Jazz - Interview (2021)

Jazz Weekly - Album Review (2017)

The Jazz Writer - Album Review (2016)

Sea of Tranquility - ★★★★ Album Review (2017)

Top 10 Jazz album of 2016 - The Patriot Ledger (2017)

“You cannot go wrong with this fantastic album! Good in all ways from front to back. Like me, soon you’ll be listening to it over and over.”
— 33third Jazz
“An emerging talent of the New York Jazz scene...great elegance and intensity”
— Drumset Magazine
“A saxophonist of considerable talent and a notable composer”
— Jazz & Blues Report

Awards & Recognition

  • 2017 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer’s Award

  • Winner (2025)

  • Winner (2024)

  • Semifinalist (2021, 2023, 2024)

  • Outstanding Soloist

  • Merit Award; Jazz Scholarship for Master’s Degree

  • Ron and Marilyn Toelle Jazz Education Award; MAYO grant recipient