Enrico Intra (born 3 July 1935 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian

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, composer,

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. During his long career, Intra has collaborated with such notable musicians as

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and others.

Works

* ''La Messa d'Oggi'' Ri-Fi RFL ST 14043, 1971 * ''Archetipo'' (

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with

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and

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) * ''Contro la seduzione'' * ''Dissonanza-Consonanza'' * ''The Blues'' * ''Nosferatu'' * ''Bach-Cage-Intra'' * ''Nuova Civiltà'' *Nicole

Discography

* ''To the Victims of Vietnam'', Ri-Fi, 1974 * ''

meets Enrico Intra'', with

and

, Produttori Associati, 1976 * ''The Blues'', CD, Album, Dire, 1991 * ''Wach im Dunklen Garten. Instrumentalmusik nach Gregorianischen Gesängen'' Kreuz, CD, 1999 * ''Bernstein/Gershwin/Rodgers'', with the Civica Jazz Band and

, Soul Note, CD, 2000 * ''Live!'', Distr. IRD, CD, 2005 * ''Le case di Berio'', Audio CD, Album, Rai Trade, Alfa Music, 2005Approfondimento su Jazzitalia.net
/ref> * ''Like Monk'', Alfa Music, Audio CD, 2006 * Franco Cerri & Enrico Intra '' Jazz Italiano Live 2007'', MAG 2007 *

/Enrico Intra ''Liebman meets Intra Contenuto'' Alfa Music, CD, 2008 *

Franco Ambrosetti Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker.Italian jazz pianists Italian male pianists Italian male conductors (music) Italian composers Italian male composers Musicians from Milan Living people 1935 births 20th-century Italian conductors (music) 21st-century Italian conductors (music) 21st-century pianists 20th-century Italian male musicians 21st-century Italian male musicians Male jazz musicians