Hanna Cesario at Jazz Central Studios

The Thursday Vocal Jazz Series was established to spotlight established singers as well as up-and-coming Twin Cities vocalists. This week at Jazz Central Studios we welcome Hanna Cesario!

Hanna Cesario grew up around swing-band standards. Her father played saxophone in jazz groups while she studied piano and sang throughout high school and college. So when, three years ago, a friend lent her a ukulele to putz around with, Cesario haphazardly took a paradox and made, well, music. Thus, a new subgenre of artistic expression emerged: jazz ukulele. If you’ve ever wondered what “On the Sunny Side of the Street” would sound like on a miniature Hawaiian guitar, here is your chance to find out. Hanna says:...

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The Thursday Vocal Jazz Series was established to spotlight established singers as well as up-and-coming Twin Cities vocalists. This week at Jazz Central Studios we welcome Hanna Cesario!

Hanna Cesario grew up around swing-band standards. Her father played saxophone in jazz groups while she studied piano and sang throughout high school and college. So when, three years ago, a friend lent her a ukulele to putz around with, Cesario haphazardly took a paradox and made, well, music. Thus, a new subgenre of artistic expression emerged: jazz ukulele. If you’ve ever wondered what “On the Sunny Side of the Street” would sound like on a miniature Hawaiian guitar, here is your chance to find out. Hanna says:

“There’s a sweet and delightfully refreshing sound that emerges out of the ukulele. I have found it to be the perfect pairing, for not only my voice, but for the old jazz standards of the 1920’s-50’s. The composers and musicians of that time created a lyric and style that gives me a thrill to preform.”

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