Sarah Hanahan is an up-and-coming jazz alto saxophonist based in New York. Sarah 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 musicians 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, Dee Dee Bridgewater and many others. Sarah tours the US and internationally with her own band and plays regularly in renowned venues around New York such as Dizzy’s, Smoke Jazz Club, Smalls and more. Sarah has toured with Joe Farnsworth, Peter Martin, Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y, Sherrie Miracle and the Diva Orchestra, and the Grammy Award–winning Mingus Big Band. Sarah was recently featured in the first-ever class of NPR Jazz Night in America’s Youngbloods alongside Samara Joy, Immanuel Wilkins, Isaiah J. Thompson and Sean Mason. The series features “five up-and-coming jazz geniuses who are revolutionising their genre” – all under the age of 30. A generational talent on the rise, Sarah’s debut album, Among Giants, is out now on all platforms.
Last updated: Monday, September 9th 2024