Paul Stranahan Trio to play at the Hudson Library

Native Hudsonite Paul Stranahan and his Paul Stranahan Trio will perform at the Hudson Library Sunday, August 8 at 2:00 p.m.
The program will include original compositions, jazz standards and some jazz-rock fusion. The group has just released its third CD,
"The Art of Knowing," featuring Stranahan, Chris Herald, and Jeremey Poparad.

The Trio has recently returned from performing at the Festival International de Musiques Universities (FIMU www.fimu.com) in Belfort,
France. Following the festival, the trio traveled to Landsberg am Lech, Germany, Hudson's Sister City. Their concert at Landsberg was
arranged by Roland Winzer, retired Hudson High School German teacher and founder of the exchange program The Friendship
Connection. Winzer also lined up host families for trio members.

According to Stranahan, "Because of the sister city arrangement between Hudson and Landsberg, we got a lot of publicity and a great
turnout for the concert. They were a great audience too. They really listened and enjoyed what we were playing. It was quite a treat. We
even got a really good review in the local newspaper, Landsberger Tagblatt."

Finally, the group went on to Marburg, Germany, where they performed their last concert and stayed with more of Winzer's friends.
All trio members have strong ties to Northeast Ohio. Drummer Stranahan is a graduate of Hudson High School, where he studied
German under Winzer; guitarist Poparad is an alumni of Akron U and teaches at Hudson’s Western Reserve Music. Bassist Gleghorn
is also a sought-after performer in the area, having played with Bob Fraser, Bob Ferrazza, Gene Parker, and of course Stranahan.
For more information see www.paulstranahan.com.