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With the diminishing role of mentoring in jazz, it's gratifying to not only watch a young artist emerge from under the tutelage of a more senior master, but to become a musical equal. Italian pianist Stefano Bollani may have been drawn into the world of jazz at the age of 24 by veteran trumpeter Enrico Rava, but in the ensuing twelve years he's become a distinctive voice in his own right, culminating in the near-encyclopedic breadth of Piano Solo (ECM, 2006). While it's by no means a case of the student surpassing the teacher--Rava is still too vital and, at 68, refuses to stand still--with The Third Man it's clear that both now have plenty to learn from each other...
Source: allaboutjazz
