Enrico Rava

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]

Enrico Rava
Rava in Aarhus 2017
Background information
Born (1939-08-20) 20 August 1939
Trieste, Italy
GenresAvant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTrumpet
Years active1960s–present
LabelsBlack Saint, ECM, Soul Note, Label Bleu, Philology, CAM Jazz, Duck
Websitewww.enricorava.com

Career

He was born in Trieste, Italy.[1]

Enrico Rava in 2005

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]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Gas Mask

  • Their first album (Tonsil Records 1970)

With Globe Unity Orchestra

  • Jahrmarkt & Local Fair (Po Torch 1977)
  • Pearls (FMP, 1977)
  • Compositions (Japo, 1980)
  • Baden-Baden '75 (FMP, 2011)

With Italian Instabile Orchestra

  • Italian Instabile Festival (Leo 1998)
  • Litania Sibilante (Enja, 2000)
  • Previsioni Del Tempo (2002)

With Steve Lacy

With Roswell Rudd

  • Numatik Swing Band (JCOA, 1973)
  • Inside Job (Arista/Freedom 1976)
  • Blown Bone (Philips, 1979)

With others

References
  1. "Enrico Rava | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2045. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  3. "Berklee College of Music Marks 20 Years of Innovating Education at Umbria Jazz Festival". All About Jazz. 14 June 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. "Enrico Rava | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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