Giant Step Arts Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan plays with an intense and driving conviction. Her statements contain memorable themes that remain with the listener well after a song's ending. Her sound is both melodic and muscular. For many who witnessed her trio sets this spring at the Walk with the Wind series presented by Giant Step Arts at Summit Rock in Central Park, Hanahan revealed a skill set and musical wisdom well beyond her years — and without chordal accompaniment. The series was the talk of the New York musical community, in that it issued successive weekends of improvisational w...