In collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai, the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre in New Delhi, in the framework of FESTA ITALIANA, 8th Edition.
The group consists of Enrico Rava (Trumpet), Gianluca Petrella (Trombone), Giovanni Guidi (Piano), Pietro Leveratto (Double Bass) and Fabrizio Sferra (Drums).
Enrico Rava, Italian trumpet soloist of global renown, is bold and unconventional, moving beyond genres with a style that is immediately recognisable. His sound is sustained by a constantly astonishing freshness of ideas. 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 latest, New York Days (ECM 2009). He has collaborated widely with some of the most important musicians from Europe and the US, including Massimo Urbani, Philip Catherine, Lee Konitz, Michel Petrucciani, Joe Lovano (with whom he co-led a quartet in the early ‘90s) and a host of others. With numerous appearances at all the important music festivals, including Montreal, Toronto, Berlin, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro, he has been named Best Musician repeatedly by Musica Jazz, Italy's premier jazz periodical, the group and his albums too winning accolades.
Gianluca Petrella, considered one of the world's finest jazz trombonists, has appeared with musicians such as Steve Bernstein, Bobby Previte, Greg Osby, Carla Bley as well as Italians, Roberto Gatto, Francesco Bearzatti and several others. He is a fixture on the international concert circuit.
Giovanni Guidi, pianist, was named Best New Talent by Musica Jazz in 2007 and has several critically acclaimed albums to his credit. He has performed in many important festivals, both within Italy and internationally.
Pietro Leveratto, one of the most creative and eclectic of Italian bassists, began to appear professionally in the ‘70s, and has performed with some of the most important Italian musicians, including Massimo Urbani, Maurizio Giammarco and Enrico Pieranunzi's trio.
Fabrizio Sferra, regarded the true original in European drumming, is the founder of the well-known and widely acclaimed trio, Doctor 3. He has an extremely refined and dynamic control over rhythm and fits versatilely into various group contexts.
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