Pino Minafra (born 21 Juli 1951 in
Ruvo di Puglia
''"Ruvo died to revive, like the Phoenix of Heliopolis, from the ashes of itself"''
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) is an
Italian
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trumpeter
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and
flugelhorn
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player who is associated with
free improvisation
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,
avant-garde jazz
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. A founding member of the
Italian Instabile Orchestra
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, Minafra has recorded with such musicians as
Gianluigi Trovesi
Gianluigi Trovesi (born 1944) is an Italian jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He has won various Italian jazz awards. He also teaches in Italy.
Early life
Trovesi was born in Nembro near Bergamo in Lombardy in 1944. He studied harmony ...
,
Mario Schiano
Mario Schiano (20 July 1933 in Naples – 10 May 2008 in Rome) was an Italian people, Italian alto saxophonist and soprano saxophonist associated with avant-garde jazz, avant-garde/free jazz.
He was born in Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; na ...
,
Han Bennink
Han Bennink (born 17 April 1942) is a Dutch drummer and percussionist. On occasion his recordings have featured him playing soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, trombone, violin, banjo and piano.
Though perhaps best known as one of the pivotal fig ...
,
Ernst Reijseger
Ernst Reijseger (born 13 November 1954) is a Dutch cellist and composer. He specializes in avant-garde jazz, free jazz, improvised music, and contemporary classical music and often gives solo concerts. He has worked with Louis Sclavis, Dere ...
,
Willem Breuker
Willem Breuker (4 November 1944 – 23 July 2010) was a Dutch bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
Career
During the mid 1960s, he played with percussionist Han Bennink and pianist Misha Mengelberg, co-founding the I ...
and
Michel Godard.
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References
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1951 births
Living people
Free improvising musicians
People from Ruvo di Puglia
Avant-garde jazz trumpeters
21st-century trumpeters
Italian Instabile Orchestra members
European Jazz Ensemble members