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A Tribute To Bossa Nova


The project "A Tribute to Bossa Nova" will be, in addition to tonight's concert, Mats Holmquist's ninth CD of which the fifth on his American label Summit/MAMA Records. In honor of the evening, he has celebrities with him, i.a. one of Europe's foremost big bands, the young, fresh Latvian Radio Big Band with whom Mats previously worked on the CD Big Band Minimalism with Randy Brecker and Dick Oatts as guests.

What could be more fitting for Bossa Nova than to feature Brazil's leading drummer Kiko Freitas who in 2019 was voted "World Music Drummer No. 1" by Modern Drummer magazine. The icing on the cake is a new, young rising star in the jazz/fusion sky: Jesus Molina, who i.a. played with greats like Randy Brecker and John Pattitucci.

The program consists of eight of Bossa Nova king Antonio Carlos Jobim's classics: Corcovado, Desafinado, Dindi, One Note Samba and othersm, in Mat's original and personal vintages. After the concert, the gang goes straight into the studio and records the aforementioned CD.
An evening not to be missed - buy a ticket before it's too late!

28. Septembris, 20:00
Fasching, Stockholm