NYC: ENRICO RAVA NEW QUINTET AT BIRDLAND
Enrico Rava, undoubtedly the most well-known Italian jazz musician on a global level, will perform at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080 - ) Wednesday through Saturday, May 5th through 8th with sets at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. Since his rapid rise to fame on the international scene in the mid-60s, he has been constantly involved in numerous original projects, and is considered one of the most important trumpet soloists on the European scene. His individuality on a musical and personal level make him hard to define, a musician who moves outside of traditional limits of genre and style, who refuses to adhere to convention. His style is immediately recognizable, his lyrical sound constantly sustained by an astonishing freshness of ideas which are revealed in all of his musical endeavors. Enrico Rava returns to Birdland with his new quintet featuring trombonist Gianluca Petrella, pianist Giovanni Guidi, double bassist Pietro Leveratto, and drummer Fabrizio Sferra. A group composed of such richly varied and original soloists requires a decisive esthetic direction to permit creative dialogue between the musicians; Rava's clear authority as leader stems from his ability to draw out the best from his sidemen, allowing them to reveal their abundant originality within the expressive world of his original compositions. The result is a multi-faceted mosaic of musical expression in constant flux. There is a $30-$40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
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