NYC: THE ENRICO RAVA QUINTET "TRIBE" AT BIRDLAND
Umbria Jazz and the Italian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Present the Enrico Rava Quintet "Tribe" at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Sunday, June 9th with shows at 9:00 & 11:00 pm. Enrico Rava is undoubtedly the most well-known Italian jazz musician on a global level. Since his rapid rise to fame on the international scene in the mid sixties, 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 endeavours. Rava's vast discography includes some real gems of artistic (and perhaps historical) significance, including Quartet (ECM 1978) "Rava l'opera Va" (Label Bleu 1993), "Easy Living" (ECM 2004), "Tati" (ECM 2005) and "The Words and the Days" (ECM 2007) and the latest "New York Days" (ECM 2009). In addition to his work as leader, Rava has been an important collaborator of many of the most important Italian, European and American
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