Enrico Rava is an Italian trumpeter who recorded for such labels as ECM, Label Bleu, Soulnote and Philology. Rava's career started at an early age, when he played in clubs in Turin. From the beginning, he was a great admirer of
Miles Davis and
Chet Baker. During those years, Rava met
Don Cherry,
Mal Waldron and
Steve Lacy, with whom he played free jazz in a quartet, appearing alternately between London and Buenos Aires. As of late 2008, Rava plays with his new quintet
Enrico Rava Quintet, which is composed of such young talents as
Gianluca Petrella and
Stefano Bollani as well …
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