Jazz Articles about Enrico Rava

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Enrico Rava Quintet: Tribe

by Greg Simmons
November 12, 2011

Italian trumpet virtuoso Enrico Rava masters improvised atmospheric landscapes on Tribe. His thick, dark horn quests for firm structure and often, not finding anything solid, rolls back and forth over the rhythm section as it collaboratively meanders through the soundscape. Being drawn into the adventure is almost irresistible. “Amnesia" sets the expectation that this will be an exploratory affair, with the horns washing over the rolling arpeggios of the piano and arrhythmic bass and drum lines. Slow and ...

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Enrico Rava Quintet: Tribe

by John Kelman
November 8, 2011

Plenty has happened since Enrico Rava last recorded with his working quintet. All but the piano chair remained stable between Easy Living (ECM, 2004) and The Words And The Days (ECM, 2007), but trombonist Gianluca Petrella is the sole remnant on Tribe. “Change is good," they say, and if the rest of Rava's quintet consists of largely fresh (and young) faces, the lack of name power shouldn't be mistaken for lack of firepower. In a post-show interview ...

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European Jazz Expo in Cagliari, Sardinia

by Olga Zhuravleva
December 29, 2009

European Jazz ExpoCagliari, Sardinia November 20-22, 2009

The hot summer slowdown is finished for Sardinia. Quietness and sophisticated melancholy embraced the island and made it a perfect place for jazz.

From November 20th to 22 the Sardinian capital Cagliari hosted the annual jazz festival, known for the last five years as the European Jazz Expo. The event has an impressive history with guests like Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock and B.B. ...

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ECM at 40: Enjoy Jazz Festival: Days 3-6, October 22-25, 2009

by John Kelman
October 27, 2009

Days 1-2 | Day 3-6 | Days 7-10 | Days 11-12 ECM at 40. It's hard to believe that a record label responsible for stretching the boundaries of modern music has survived the various crises that have threatened and, in some cases, decimated so many others. With Enjoy Jazz's “The Blue Sound: 40 Years of ECM" festival-within-a-festival, it's as good a time as any to take stock of where the label has been, where it is, and where's ...

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The Inside Out Band: Enrico Rava Quintet at Birdland

by Eric Benson
April 3, 2009

Enrico Rava QuintetBirdlandNew York, NYMarch 25, 2009 Before last Wednesday night, I'd never found the work of Italian pianist Stefano Bollani particularly compelling. Sure, he had that pristine touch, Evans-eque in its haunting elegance, but on albums such as his own Solo Piano and Enrico Rava's Tati, his playing sounded like it fluttered above the music instead of digging into it. Why, I used to think, does he need to be so precious?

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Enrico Rava: The Pilgrim And The Stars New York Days

by Martin Longley
March 7, 2009

Enrico RavaThe Pilgrim And The StarsECM2008 Enrico RavaNew York DaysECM2008 The Pilgrim And The Stars (1975) is part of ECM's renewed reissue program. Here, the Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava was teamed with what was a typical lineup from the label. The session doesn't sound particularly rooted in its decade, aside from maybe the amplifier ...

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Enrico Rava: New York Days

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 11, 2009

L'incipit di New York Days ci mette direttamente in contatto con la storia di Enrico Rava. Una sottile, tenace linea collega questo lavoro ad un altro splendido disco del trombettista, dal titolo Ah, registrato nel 1979 con Franco D'Andrea, Giovanni Tommaso e Bruce Ditmas, pubblicato con una memorabile copertina di Michelangelo Pistoletto, prodotto dal compianto Thomas Stöwsand e non ancora riproposto su CD dall'etichetta ECM. L'inizio di New York Days è affidato allo stesso brano, “Lulù," e “Outsider" era il ...