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In noting Rova's role in developing the all-saxophone ensemble as " a regular and conceptually wide-ranging unit ," The Penguin Guide to Jazz calls its music " a teeming cosmos of saxophone sounds " created by " deliberately eschewing conventional notions about swing prodding at the boundaries of sound and space ..." Likewise Jazz: The Rough Guide notes, " Highly inventive, eclectic and willing to experiment, Rova arguably the most exciting of the saxophone quartets to emerge in the format's late ' 70s boom.

" They have collaborated with many musicians and composers, including Terry Riley ( Chanting the Light of Foresight ), Fred Frith ( Freedom in Fragments ), Annie Gosfield, John Zorn and Alvin Curran.