Enrico Rava (born august 20, 1939 in Trieste, Italy), is a jazz trumpeter. He originally played trombone, before changing to the trumpet after hearing Miles Davis. His first commercial work was as a member of Gato Barbieri' s Italian quintet (dates?); in the late 1960' s he was a member of Steve Lacy's group. Then (dates?) Rava moved to New York City. He has played with artists such as Carla Bley, Jeanne Lee, Paul Motian,Lee Konitz and Roswell Rudd. Later (dates?) he worked with Pat Metheny, Michel Petrucciani, John Abercrombie, Joe Henderson, Richard Galliano, Miroslav Vitou?, Andrea Centazzo, Joe Lovano, Gil Evans and Cecil Taylor. With trumpeter Paolo Fresu, Rava recorded a series of four CDs on the influence of Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, and Miles Davis (Bix, Pop, Shades of Chet, Play Miles Davis). Also of note are his recordings Rava, L'Opera Va' and Carmen;

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