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April 26-28, 2024

Word of South

Hannah Duhon

Hannah Duhon is a jazz trombonist hailing from Fort Walton Beach, Florida. She began her music career at the age of thirteen years old, and by fifteen had become completely enamored by the artistry of jazz music and composition. A senior at Florida State University, Duhon is pursuing her B.M. in Jazz Studies and Music Performance, studying under the FSU Jazz Faculty. Hannah Duhon is a Ravinia Jazz Scholars Alum out of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, and has studied with and performed with the likes of Scotty Barnhart, Rufus Reid, Billy Childs, Michael Dease, Kevin Jones, and Steve Wilson. She hopes to inspire more young women to follow their passions in jazz, and to teach the art of jazz to the next generation of young musicians. She’ll be appearing as part of the Tribute to the Women in Jazz Sunday on the Florida Jazz & Blues/Marriott AC Ballroom stage at Word of South.