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Enrico Rava

Born: August 20, 1939

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 Barbieri = 3627}} with whom, two years later, he records the soundtrack for Montaldo's film "Una bella grinta". In those years he meets Don Cherry, Mal Waldron and Steve Lacy, with whom he plays free jazz in a quartet alternating between London and Buenos Aires (it is in Argentina in 1966 that the quartet records the album "The Forest and the Zoo").

Corners

By Enrico Rava

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: 1. Certi Angoli Segreti 2. Sin Peso 3. Le Mie Gambe 4. Sun Rava 5. Hitchcock at the Beach 6. Tone, Shape and Colours 7. Ça va sans dire 8. Bowery Dance 9. Mamma

U.T. Gandhi: Farewell Dance

by Neri Pollastri
September 7, 2026

Per chi conosceva il batterista, percussionista, musicista elettronico e compositore U.T. Gandhi, ascoltare questo suo disco, uscito lo scorso anno, scatena sensazioni forti e contrastanti: bello, singolare e molto personale, questo primo lavoro in solo della sua più che quarantennale carriera, dopo la sua scomparsa nel sonno il 10 agosto scorso appare adesso, per molte ragioni, ...

Francesco Diodati in primo piano

by Angelo Leonardi
August 31, 2026

Figura centrale da un decennio dei gruppi di Enrico Rava, Francesco Diodati è tra i più creativi chitarristi europei della sua generazione. Artista eclettico, sempre aperto a nuove esplorazioni, ha guidato due ensemble centrali del jazz italiano contemporaneo, Neko e Yellow Squeeds; ha anche fatto parte dei progetti di Bobby Previte, Matteo Bortone, Julien Pontvianne, Paolo ...

Meeting Mr. Bonandrini. L'epopea di Black Saint e Soul Note

by Neri Pollastri
August 24, 2026

Giovanni Bonandrini è uno dei grandi artefici del jazz “dietro le quinte," nel nostro paese e non solo. Produttore discografico, ha dato vita e lustro dalla seconda metà degli anni Settanta fino ai Duemila all'etichetta indipendente Black Saint, rilevata da Giacomo Pellicciotti nel 1977, e l'ha affiancata alla Soul Note, dedicata al jazz più tradizionale, laddove ...

Bill Frisell and Ambrose Akinmusire at NoMad Jazz Festival

by Paul Reynolds
August 7, 2026

Bill Frisell and Ambrose Akinmusire Baruch College NoMad Jazz Festival New York NY August 3, 2026 It's not uncommon to describe jazz duets as musical conversations. But the term, suggesting some silences and even disagreements, isn't quite right for an encounter as uninterrupted and musically telepathic as that of Bill ...

Francesco Diodati

Born: December 21, 1983

Composer and improviser, tireless researcher, he carries on an incessant and borderless musical exploration trough the electric, acoustic guitar and electronics.

Over the years he developed a completely personal style that led him to be one of the most sought-after musicians on the national and international scene

He began his activity as a leader and sideman in the early 2000s and subsequently recorded numerous albums of projects of which he was musical director or co-director, presenting them in Italy and the rest of the world.

He currently plays and records with the groups Weave4, Tellkujira, Abhra, Enrico Rava Fearless Five.

Aubrey Johnson, Chris Potter, Don Ellis, and Others

by Jerome Wilson
July 8, 2026

This episode features recent music by Aubrey Johnson and Chris Potter alongside more off-the-beaten-path fare by Don Ellis and Mulatu Astatke.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Mavis Pan “Black Sky" from Rising (Self-Produced) 1:02 Jenny ...

Miles the Composer Part 3: The second great quintet

by Larry Slater
July 3, 2026

Miles Davis wasn't a prolific composer, and he wrote even less in his later years. There are some classic tunes from the late '50s, and a few written for the second great quartet. Many of these compositions have stood the test of time to become jazz standards..In this hour you'll hear the two tunes ...

Miles the Composer: Jazz Musicians play Miles. Part 1: The early tunes

by Larry Slater
June 12, 2026

Miles Davis is justly celebrated for his harmonic sense, his tone, his style, and his ever-changing musical career, but we rarely hear about Miles the composer. In this hour, you'll hear jazz artists covering Miles' early tunes, including his bebop compositions and those from the early '50s.Miles certainly wasn't a prolific composer, but many ...