Enrico Rava Explained

Enrico Rava
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:20 August 1939
Birth Place:Trieste, Italy
Genre:Avant-garde jazz
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Trumpet
Years Active:1960s–present
Label:Black Saint, ECM, Soul Note, Label Bleu, Philology, CAM Jazz, Duck

Enrico Rava (born 20 August 1939),[1] is an Italian jazz trumpeter. He started on trombone, then changed to the trumpet after hearing Miles Davis.[2]

Career

He was born in Trieste, Italy.[1] His first commercial work was as a member of Gato Barbieri's Italian quintet in the mid-1960s;[2] in the late 1960s he was a member of Steve Lacy's group.[1] In 1967, Rava moved to New York City and, one month later, became a member of the group Gas Mask, which had one album released on Tonsil Records in 1970.

In the 1970s and 1980s, he worked with John Abercrombie, Andrea Centazzo, Gil Evans, Richard Galliano, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, Michel Petrucciani, Cecil Taylor, and Miroslav Vitouš.[1] He has also worked with Carla Bley, Lee Konitz, Jeanne Lee, Paul Motian, and Roswell Rudd. Chiefly an exponent of bebop jazz, Rava has also played in avant-garde jazz settings.

With trumpeter Paolo Fresu, Rava recorded four albums on the influence of Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, and Miles Davis. Also of note are his albums Rava, L'Opera Va' and Carmen, which are his interpretations of operatic arias and overtures. In 2001, he founded a quintet with pianist Stefano Bollani and toured with Gato Barbieri and Aldo Romano.[1] In the trio Europeans, he worked with Eberhard Weber and Swiss percussionist Reto Weber.

In June 2005, Rava was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music at the twentieth anniversary of jazz education at the Umbria Jazz Festival, in Perugia, Italy.[3]

In 2023, Rava assembled a band of young Italian jazz musicians called The Fearless Five, consisting of Matteo Paggi on trombone, Francesco Ponticelli on double bass, drummer and singer Evita Polidoro, and guitarist Francesco Diodati, and began touring the major European jazz festivals. In July 2024, he released the album Fearless Five with this new band, featuring new versions of some of his most famous songs such as "Lavori Casalinghi" and "The Trial".[4]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As member

European Jazz Ensemble

Globe Unity Orchestra

ICP Orchestra

Italian Instabile Orchestra

As sideman

With Gianni Basso

With Andrea Centazzo

With Giorgio Gaslini

With Steve Lacy

With Roswell Rudd

With Bruce Ditmas

With others

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enrico Rava | Biography & History. AllMusic. 31 July 2021.
  2. Book: The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Colin Larkin. Guinness Publishing. 1992. First. 0-85112-939-0. 2045.
  3. Web site: Berklee College of Music Marks 20 Years of Innovating Education at Umbria Jazz Festival. All About Jazz. 5 June 2017. 14 June 2005.
  4. Web site: ATTARDI. GIUSEPPE . Enrico Rava: My Fearless Band. July 6, 2024. Segnali Sonori. July 7, 2023.
  5. Web site: Enrico Rava | Album Discography. AllMusic. 31 July 2021.

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