Enrico Rava

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Enrico Rava on the cover of one of his CDs.

Enrico Rava (born August 20, 1939 in Trieste, Italy), is a jazz trumpet player. First he was a member of Gato Barbieri' s Italian quintet; in the late 1960' s he was a member of Steve Lacy's group. Then Rava moved to New York City. He has played with artists such as Carla Bley, Jeanne Lee, Paul Motian,Lee Konitz and Roswell Rudd.

Later he worked with Pat Metheny, Michel Petrucciani, John Abercrombie, Joe Henderson, Richard Galliano, Miroslav Vitouš, Andrea Centazzo, Joe Lovano, Gil Evans and Cecil Taylor.

With trumpeter Paolo Fresu, Rava recorded a series of four CDs on the influence of Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, and Miles Davis (Bix, Pop, Shades of Chet, Play Miles Davis). Also of note are his recordings Rava, L'Opera Va' and Carmen, gorgeous readings of opera arias. In 2001, he founded a new quintet with talented pianist Stefano Bollani, and toured with Gato Barbieri and Aldo Romano. In the trio Europeans he is working with German bass-player Eberhard Weber and Swiss percussionist Reto Weber.