Sarah Hanahan
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Sarah Hanahan is a younger alto saxophonist who has all the time been positive of her connection to the instrument. “I keep in mind enjoying it for the primary time,” she says. “I by no means squeaked and squawked on it. I all the time had a sound; I all the time had a tone. I used to be a child, however I discovered it immediately.”
Hanahan developed that sound with some assist from her dad, a drummer who handed down his ardour for music. She’d tag alongside to his gigs and observe classes, quietly absorbing the richness of the pit orchestra. Weekends had been for leisure and hours of reside music by way of DVD — Buddy Wealthy, Stay on the 1982 Montreal Jazz Pageant was on heavy rotation within the Hanahan family, however it was the legendary drummer’s saxophone part that Hanahan observed above all else, inspiring her to select up the instrument at 7 years previous. It’s been a union ever since.
Hanahan honed her expertise on the Jackie McLean Institute on the College of Hartford. Whereas there Hanahan devoured McLean’s recordings, emulating his sound and experimenting with making them her personal. “I really feel Jackie each day,” she says.
This episode, we’ll hear highlights from Hanahan’s burning set on the 2022 Caramoor Jazz Pageant in Katonah, N.Y., and music from her newly launched debut album, Amongst Giants.
Set Listing:
Recorded reside on the 2022 Caramoor Jazz Pageant:
- “I Wish to Discuss About You” (Billy Eckstine)
- “Appointment in Ghana” (Jackie McLean)
- “We Bop!” (Sarah Hanahan)
Musicians: Sarah Hanahan, alto saxophone; Miki Yamanaka, piano; Barry Stephenson, bass; Jonathan Barber, drums.
From the album Amongst Giants (Blue Engine Data):
- “Resonance” (Sarah Hanahan)
- “NATO” (Sarah Hanahan)*
- “Stardust” (Hoagy Carmichael)
Musicians: Sarah Hanahan, alto saxophone; Marc Cary, piano; Nat Reeves, bass; Jeff “Tain” Watts, drums; *Bobby Allende, percussion.
Credit:
Author and Producers: Alex Ariff, Sarah Geledi; Assistant Producers: Camilo Garzón, Donelle Wedderburn and Scout Opatut; Host: Christian McBride; Producer: Trevor Smith; Recording Engineer: Corey Goldberg, assisted by Anthony Nieves; Episode combine: Ron Scalzo; Mission Supervisor: Suraya Mohamed; Vice President of Visuals and Technique at NPR Music: Keith Jenkins; Government Producers: Anya Grundmann and Gabrielle Armand.
Particular because of Timothy Coffey and Valerie Whitney.
