
Curt Hanrahan
Artistic Director
Board of Directors

Warren Hanrahan
Artistic Director
Board of Directors
Saxophonist and Educator Curt Hanrahan, is the former head of jazz studies at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He co-founded the Lakeshore Conservatory of Music in Racine, Wisconsin, and performs with the Milwaukee Symphony. He has worked with artists such as Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Cab Calloway, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Harry Connick Jr., the Arturo Sandoval Big Band, Manhattan Transfer, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, Frank Sinatra Jr., and Ray Charles.
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Drummer Warren Hanrahan graduated from the legendary North Texas State University and performed with the renowned One O’clock Lab Band under Neil Slater. He then moved on to tenures with The Glenn Miller Orchestra and the S.S. Norway Big Band. He has performed with Tony Bennett, Paul Anka, Billy Joel, Clark Terry, Keely Smith, John Davidson, Vanessa Williams, and in the Broadway shows Chicago, Godspell, West Side Story and Ain't Misbehavin’. He has also performed with R&B legends such as The Drifters, The Duprees, The Shirelles, and TV legends such as Milton Berle, Danny Thomas, Sid Caesar, and Skitch Henderson.
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Artists of the Milwaukee Jazz Orchestra:
Saxophone:
Julia Bustle
Olivia Dobbs
Curt Hanrahan
Kyle Seifert
Nolan Thomas
Rosemary Walzer
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Trumpet:
Mike Betz
Paul Dietrich
Krystal Esty
Greg Garcia
Neil Harmon
Russ Johnson
Jon Schipper
Nate Weiss
Trombone:
Jay Allison
Kurt Dietrich
Mark Hoelscher
Mike Lizzo
Erik Ripley
Emmy Rozanski
Kyle Samuelson
Ken Wiele
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Guitar:
Steve Lewandowski
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Piano:
Jim Sodke
Johannes Wallman
Bass:
Larry Tresp
Tim Hanrahan
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Drums:
Dave Bayles
Warren Hanrahan
Scott Wendell
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Percussion:
Tyshawn Allen Harris
Eddy Magallenes
Bony Plog-Benavides
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