LUCIANO ANTONIO, DILL COSTA, and MARCOS OLIVEIRA create the Brazilian sound of BOSSA TRES. Guitarist and vocalist, LUCIANO, was born into a musical family in a rural area of Brazil’s southern region. From a melodiously rich environment, Luciano’s music journey led him to the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). While there, he was invited to join Chicago Samba (a Chicago based Brazilian music group) and commuted weekly between Kansas City and Chicago. After completing his education at UMKC, he relocated to Chicago where he has established himself as a performing artist.
Reared in Rio de Janeiro, vocalist DILL is a multi-talented Brazilian performer who represents authentic Carnaval music. In Brazil, she sang with Eduardo Dusek, Oswaldo Montenegro, Marcos Lima and Joao Pinheiro. Moving to Chicago in 2003, Dill dedicated herself to performing a repertoire that ranges from classic 1940′s era samba to the cool 1960′s Bossa Nova hits of Antonio Carlos Jobim, from the modern Brazilian pop of Caetano Veloso and Djavan to her original compositions.
MARCOS began playing music in the streets of Rio de Janeiro at age 9 with his friends. The percussionist and vocalist went on to study with percussion masters and to march with samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, as well as sing in samba contests. He performed with Choro, Samba and Pagode groups in many of the clubs, bars and restaurants around Rio. Marcos works to infuse Brazilian sound into non-Brazilian music styles.
Website: http://www.bossatres.com/
