Jazz Articles about Tommaso-Rava

Tommaso-Rava Quartet: La Dolce Vita

by Jim Santella
September 30, 2005

Interpreting film score themes that have affected us for the past forty years, the Tommaso-Rava quartet draws upon various moods that have been inspirational to millions. Cool, calm and collected, the four artists expand upon each theme's original impression and create dreamscapes that grow out of what has passed before us.

Trumpeter Enrico Rava remains a powerful force in modern jazz interpretation. His respect for tonal beauty couples with his fluid technique to allow him to express these ...