Sarah Hanahan alto saxophone · Caelan Cardello piano · Matt Dwonszyk bass · Khary Abdul-Shaheed drums
Sarah Hanahan is an alto saxophonist based in New York City. She is considered a “young lion” on the saxophone and is a graduate of the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School of Music, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in 2019, as well as The Juilliard School, where she received her Master’s degree in 2022. She has had the privilege of studying with well-known performers Abraham Burton, Nat Reeves, Steve Davis, Billy Drummond, and Marc Cary.
Recently, Sarah has worked with many renowned musicians including Jeff “Tain” Watts, Nat Reeves, Peter Martin, Emmet Cohen, Steve Davis, Billy Hart, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marc Cary, and many others. Sarah tours both nationwide and internationally with her own band and plays regularly in renowned venues around NYC such as Dizzy’s, Smoke Jazz Club, Smalls, and more.
Already hailed by NPR’s “Youngbloods” series as a star in the making, Hanahan has put her name on the map by performing and touring with renowned musicians including Peter Martin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Joe Farnsworth, Steve Davis, and the Grammy award-winning Mingus Big Band. Now, with the release of Among Giants, Hanahan shares her own voice as a young star revolutionizing the genre.
Sarah performed at Jamboree last May with drummer Joe Farnsworth, and is excited by the opportunity to bring her own band to perform at your renowned venue.
