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Jazz Musician of the Day: Enrico Rava

Published: 2011-08-20
Enrico Rava

All About Jazz is celebrating Enrico Rava's birthday today!

Enrico Rava, born in Trieste in 1939, is undoubtedly the most internationally acknowledged Italian jazzman. In forty years of his career as trumpet player, and composer, he has produced more than ninety recordings, tweny-five of which as a leader. Being a great admirer of Miles Davis and Chet Baker, his career started at an early age, when he played in clubs in Turin. In 1962, he meets Gato BarbieriGato Barbieri Gato Barbieri
b.1934
saxophone
with whom...Enrico Rava, born in Trieste in 1939, is undoubtedly the most internationally acknowledged Italian jazzman. In forty years of his career as trumpet player, and composer, he has produced more than ninety recordings, tweny-five of which as a leader. Being a great admirer of Miles Davis and Chet Baker, his career started at an early age, when he played in clubs in Turin. In 1962, he meets Gato BarbieriGato Barbieri Gato Barbieri
b.1934
saxophone
with whom... more

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