MARCOS OLIVEIRA, DILL COSTA, and ED GERBER create the Brazilian sound of BOSSA TRES. Guitarist Edinho Gerber was born in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, and was fortunate to be raised in both the United States and Brazil. Ed has established himself as a multi-faceted guitarist/producer/composer with a range of styles that vary from Brazilian music, jazz, funk, and dance to pop, rock, and blues. His cultural and musical diversity has given him a unique sound that is helping to redefine the Brazilian musical diaspora. 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. At age nine, MARCOS began playing music in the streets of Rio de Janeiro 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.
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Watch Bossa Tres perform at Chicago Cultural Center’s Randolph Cafe in 2011:
*Please note: Video samples do not necessarily represent HPJF lineup.
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