Sir Roland Hanna Trio - Milano, Paris, New York [Extended | 2026]
: Sidewalk cafes, rain on cobblestones, and intellectual conversations late into the night.
Listen to the incredible interplay of the trio on the opening track of the album: Django - Sir Roland Hanna Trio hotshiawase2 YouTube• Feb 3, 2019 Sir Roland Hanna Trio - Milano, Paris, New York
: This is where Hanna explores the "Third Stream"—the intersection of classical music and jazz that John Lewis loved so dearly. : Sidewalk cafes, rain on cobblestones, and intellectual
What makes this story profoundly deep is the real-world weight resting behind the notes. Roland Hanna was an actual knight (knighted by the President of Liberia for his humanitarian work), and he played with a "noble" touch. Recorded on April 1, 2002, this session became one of his very last before he passed away in November of that same year. Roland Hanna was an actual knight (knighted by
The trio leaves Italy behind and takes a sonic leap across the border to France, diving into the legendary track "Afternoon in Paris" .
Finally, the journey crosses the Atlantic to the gritty, electric streets of Manhattan, captured in tracks like "Skating in Central Park" and "New York 19" .