Search results for "Enrico Rava"

Enrico Rava: Outsider (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 06, 09

Although I can't read Enrico Rava's mind, "Outsider" could just as well refer to his late mentor Steve Lacy, who spen...

Enrico Rava: The Pilgrim and the Stars (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 21, 07

"Contemporary Italian jazz can be said to have begun with Enrico Rava," critic Michael Zwerin has written. Rava is s...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ECM - THE FIRST DECADE

The ECM record label, founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, continues to expand our musical horizons after almost four d...

Enrico Rava: Bella (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 13, 08

This track gives listeners a window into the early years of both Enrico Rava and John Abercrombie. While "Bella" begi...

Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani: The Third Man (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music February 12, 08

Since veteran trumpeter Enrico Rava discovered young pianist Stefano Bollani, they have toured and recorded as a duo ...

Enrico Rava: Visions (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music July 22, 08

In Italy, jazz musicians and connoisseurs alike call Enrico Rava "maestro," and there are reasons for that. Beside hi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ITALIAN JAZZ

From its American origins, jazz has spread all over the world. In the process, the music has revealed not just i...

Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani: Estaté (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 07, 08

Not many Italian songs are part of the global jazz repertoire, but "Estaté" (composed by Bruno Martino and Bruno Brig...

Enrico Rava: Lulù (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 31, 09

At first glance, this summit of leading Italian and American jazz musicians might seem to present an incongruous comb...

Enrico Rava: Cromosomi (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 18, 08

This is the type of lush Mediterranean ballad that you would bet is an Italian standard. Yet it is an original Rava c...

Enrico Rava: Bye Bye Blackbird (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music September 05, 08

Few tunes in the jazz repertoire are more indelibly associated with a single artist than "Bye Bye Blackbird" is with ...

Rita Marcotulli: Les 400 Coups (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music March 11, 08

Italian pianist Rita Marcotulli has devoted this whole record to the movies of French director François Truffaut, who...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

In Conversation with Stefano Bollani (Part Two) posted in Features and Interviews February 09, 09

By Ted Panken This past January, jazz.com's Ted Panken attended the Umbria Jazz Winter Festival in Orvieto. Be...

Fresu, Paolo posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fresu, Paolo, trumpet, flugelhorn, composer, arranger; b. Berchidda (SS), Sardinia, Italy, 10 February 1961. His fath...

A History of Cool Jazz in 100 Tracks (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews May 16, 09

Edited by Ted Gioia We continue with our history of cool jazz in 100 tracks. Below we present the final fifty r...

Schauble, Niko posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Schauble, Niko, drums; b. Stuttgart, Germany, 29 Janurary 1962. From, 1967-1979, Schauble studied  Classical ...

Abercrombie, John posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Abercrombie, John , guitar; b. Port Chester, NY, 16 December, 1944. His mother Elizabeth (1911-2002) was born in Scot...

In Conversation with Stefano Bollani (Part One) posted in Features and Interviews January 31, 09

By Ted Panken Late in the afternoon on the final Sunday of this year's Umbria Winter Jazz Festival in Or...

Haurand, Ali posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Haurand, Ali, bass; Viersen, Germany, 15 November. His mother is Louise, born in Viersen , Germany  June 12th 19...

D'Andrea, Franco (Francesco) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

D'Andrea, Franco (Francesco), keyboard player; b. Merano, Italy, 8 March 1941.An only child, his father was Emilio D'...

Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: July 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages August 02, 09

Student fined $675K for 30 downloads That's $22,500 per song. Favorite band movies Sa...

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