BOSSA NUEVO

BOSSA NUEVO features University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Music students who perform eclectic mixture of material by South-American composers. The arrangements pay tribute to the classical recordings by such artists as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina, Tania Maria, Edu Lobo, João Gilberto, Djavan, and Astor Piazzolla. The group's vocalist, Holly Holmes — Ph.D. candidate in Musicology — adds a unique flavor to the pieces by singing the original lyrics in Portuguese.

BOSSA NUEVO features University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Music students who perform eclectic mixture of material by South-American composers. The arrangements pay tribute to the classical recordings by such artists as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina, Tania Maria, Edu Lobo, João Gilberto, Djavan, and Astor Piazzolla. The group's vocalist, Holly Holmes — Ph.D. candidate in Musicology — adds a unique flavor to the pieces by singing the original lyrics in Portuguese. The compositions are introduced by flutist and saxophonist Mikael Templeton — an undergraduate jazz studies major — who further enriches the texture by harmonizing the melody line. The rhythm section underlines this counterpoint providing a solid background and consists of guitarist and a DMA in Jazz Studies candidate George Turner; jazz pianist, educator and undergraduate jazz studies major Lara Driscoll, bassist Karim Yengsep, and last, but not the least, drummer, percussionist, and undergraduate jazz studies major — Matt Plaskota. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..