Jazz Articles about Hannah Marks

About Hannah Marks

Radio & Podcasts

A Few More of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things - Part 4

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 5, 2024

For the past few episodes we have been looking back at albums released this year which we've been most fascinated by, and we cherry-picked songs from those albums that struck us the most... To wrap up this retrospective here's the last batch of sonic gems.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Will Vinson, Gilad Hekselman, Nate Wood “Urban Myth" Trio Grande: Urban Myth (Whirlwind) 0:16 Host talks 5:24 Sammy ...

Rising Stars

Meet Bassist Hannah Marks

by Sanford Josephson
February 1, 2022

Growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Hannah Marks started off playing guitar. “I didn't really take to the instrument," she recalled, “so I picked up the cello in fourth grade. I was shy and wanted to be in the background." She discovered jazz when the middle school jazz band performed at her elementary school. So, she joined the jazz band in middle school, adding electric bass to her cello playing. During her junior year in high school, she put down ...