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Jazz Appreciation Month: The Manhattan School of Music Jazz Ensemble Performs in Our Studio

WBGO | By Carolyn Bednarski
Published April 17, 2018 at 7:41 AM EDT
Isaiah McClain
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A jazz ensemble from the Manhattan School of Music

Acclaimed vibraphonist Stefon Harris leads the Jazz Arts Department at the Manhattan School of Music. The school features an array of ensembles and combos, and Stefon brought one to perform for us live in the WBGO studio for Jazz Appreciation Month.

Group members are Savannah Harris (drums), Hwansu Kang (bass), Brandon Woody (trumpet), Abdulrahman Amer (trombone), and Matthew Malanowski (piano), who take turns composing the music they perform.

Credit Isaiah McClain
Manhattan School of Music Jazz Ensemble

The talented ensemble, all of whom are polishing their jazz chops at MSM after studying at other top schools around the country, and all of whom have performed with top names in stellar jazz venues in New York City, performed four originals for JAM.

Listen for them on 88.3FM or on the playlist below.
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Carolyn Bednarski
Carolyn's career in radio spans well over two decades, most of which have been spent wrapped up in the world of Jazz. It always seems to start with college radio, and for Carolyn that was no exception. Little did she know then that the music she was being introduced to at the University of Wisconsin campus station would remain a near constant in her life. Upon moving to New York City in 1993, it just so happened that a temp agency placed her in a very sweet spot - at WQEW-AM where she worked in the programming department under the tutelage of Program Director Stan Martin and alongside Jonathan Schwartz and other legendary radio hosts. It was there where her love of jazz vocalists began, not just on the radio, but also by seeing many perform live.
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