Rising alto sax star Sarah Hanahan played SUNY Schenectady’s Carl B. Taylor Auditorium and quieted any doubters with a two-set repertoire that spanned styles and jazz eras. The quartet comprised of Hanahan, Caelan Cardello on piano, Matt Dwonszyk on bass, and Sam Bolduc on drums.

Words and Photos by Rudy Lu for Mirth Films

Flurries of notes came from all directions, with quotes from various compositions of the genre in between. Dwonszyk shone on his solo as reached for higher and higher notes with Hanahan’s encouragement yelling “Higher, Higher” as if encouraging a guitarist at a rock concert.

– Rudy Lu for Mirth Films