The Sara Hanahan Quintet opened up the finale concert of the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series of 2018. Recorded August 13 from the WWUH radio simulcast on a rainy evening. Harvey Jassem and Ken Laster provide the on-air commentary and post concert interview. Sarah Hanahan Quintet: Sarah Hanahan - Alto Sax Nat Reeves - [...]
by Ken Laster photos by Maurice D. Robertson Make no mistake, there were clouds (and heavy rain) the evening of the 2018 Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz (PBMNJ) finale concert. But as I learned as a child, for every cloud there is a silver lining. That "Silver Lining" prevailed the evening of August 13 in [...]
by Ken Laster Complete photo gallery here. Friday at International Tennis Hall of Fame This is the first year I attended the special gala event at the historic International Tennis Hall of Fame; the original site of the Newport Jazz Festival starting in 1954. This affair is part Jazz concert and part "high society" event. [...]
by Ken Laster - WWUH I had the opportunity to speak with pianist Helen Sung following her set at the Newport Jazz Festival. We spoke about her performance (a Tap/Piano duet), her classical influences and an upcoming performance at Hartford Jazz Society's Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series. All this in less than 3 1/2 [...]
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