Kieran Hanlon

Kieran J. Hanlon is Assistant Professor of Double Bass and Jazz at The State University of New York at Fredonia. In addition to his teaching, Kieran is a first call performer in both the classical and jazz idioms, and enjoys a diverse performing career in both genres (among others) across Upstate New York and Pennsylvania. Kieran performs on both acoustic and electric basses.

As a guest clinician, Kieran has presented workshops and masterclasses at The Eastman School of Music, The University of Colorado at Boulder, and Colorado State University among numerous K-12 schools across New York State and Pennsylvania.

An active orchestral performer, Kieran is Principal Bass of the Erie Philharmonic, and works as a substitute double bassist with the Detroit Symphony, Chautauqua Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Rochester Philharmonic. He has toured to Carnegie Hall with the Buffalo Philharmonic, and recorded Reinhold Gliere’s Symphony No. 3 “Il’ya Muromets” with the orchestra for the Naxos label.

In addition to frequent engagements as a freelance classical musician in Upstate New York, Kieran is a first call jazz performer in the area, and is the bassist for the Buffalo Philharmonic Big Band. Additional freelance playing includes work with jazz greats such as Sal Andolina, Bobby Militello, John Bacon, Dave Mancini, George Caldwell, Lisa Hasselback, Alec Dube, John Nyerges, Andy Calabrese, Chris Azzara, Bob Sneider, Rich Thompson, Chet Catallo, Les Sabina, Dave Schiavone, Mike Jones, Bobby Jones, Dan Hull, Bobby Lavell, and Bill Tiberio. He also works with Celtic artist Cathie Ryan in performances of traditional Irish music with professional symphony orchestras.