Enrico Rava plays better than ever! His warm, mellow and delightfully lyrical tone may turn fiery and aggressive. His style is a kind of American expressive jazz with Italian folklore added. In 2002 Enrico Rava was the 13th recipient of the world's largest jazz prize - the annual JAZZPAR Prize. The 62-year-old trumpet player, composer and band leader was the fifth European and first Italian to receive JAZZPAR Prize.
After three days of rehearsals no less than four concerts were recorded. Now a number of highlights can be heard on the brilliant JAZZPAR 2002 cd. The music is exquisite and the sound superb.

Enrico Rava (tp, flh), Gianluca Petrella (tb), John Abercrombie (g), Stefano Bollani (p), Jesper Bodilsen (b), Morten Lund (d).