Bossa Tres.....

Bossa Tres is the greatest thing going in Brazilian music in Chicago these days.  Luciano Antonio, Dill Costa & Marcos Oliveira have created a wonderful new groove that's sweeping across Chicago, taking music fans by storm.  Their unique blend of solo vocals, brilliant harmonies, virtuosic guitar and percussion are so enticing that the listener is forced to look up from conversation at the table, and say to friends...."Wow, this band is great!"  I'm a die-hard fan of Bossa Tres...I can't get enough of their hot Brazilian "cafezinho" sound.  But lately, my friends have been calling me to say: "When can we go hear Bossa Tres again?!?"   -- Tom Orf

Luciano was born into a musical family on January 3, 1969 in rural Iretama, Parana, Brazil’s southern region. From this melodiously rich environment, he learned first how to sing with his mom, Luiza Maria. He further developed his vocal abilities through his maternal grandparents, who performed for local live radio shows and  paternal grandparents, who harmonized beautifully.

By age 14, he took the violão (acoustic guitar) as a self taught instrument, focusing his repertoire on Brazilian Folk and Bossa Nova (Brazilian Jazz). He continued his pursuit of technical development through the study of classical guitar at the age of 17, attending several guitar symposiums, work shops and master classes under one of Brazil’s most respected professors, Henrique Pinto.

Luciano’s music journey next led him to the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) where he received a bachelor’s degree in music performance. While at UMKC full-time, he was invited to join Chicago Samba (a Chicago based Brazilian music group) and commuted weekly between Kansas City and Chicago to make ends meet. After successfully completing his education at UMKC, he relocated to Chicago where he has since established himself as a performing artist. 

Luciano has collaborated with many great fellow artists: playing acoustic guitar on John Goldman’s ‘For All the People’, vocals on Matt Geraghty’s ‘Mozaic’, arranging/co-producing, and performing on the recent release ‘Samba Mundo’ by St. Louis based Samba Bom, serving as lead vocalist and guitarist with the Evanston Orquestra de Samba which connects classical music with Brazilian rhythms and harmonies, and performing throughout the Chicago Jazz scene with the Bossa 3 trio and as a soloist. Other recent engagements include opening performances for Caetano Veloso, Vinicius Cantuaria, Virginia Rodrigues, performances for the Chicago Mayor’s Office of Special Events, The Democratic Convention of 2004, and several commercial releases throughout the Mid-west. Written by Rachel Montiel

One of Chicago best-kept secrets, Dill Costa is a multi-talented Brazilian performer.
Raised in Rio de Janeiro, Dill is a performer  who represents authentic Carnaval music, which is a part of Brazil's rich musical legacy. On the stage, Dill starred in several major Brazilian  roductions of American musicals. In Brazil, she also had opportunities to sing with Eduardo Dusek, Oswaldo Montenegro, Marcos Lima and Joao Pinheiro.

Since relocating to Chicago in 2003, Dill has dedicated herself to music and can be seen regularly singing with A Cor do Brazil(Luiz Ewerling), Evanston Escola de Samba, Chicago Samba, Jazz Mineiro (Paulinho Garcia), Marshal Vente Tropical Jazz Band, Dill Costa Brazilian Melody, Marcin Fahmy, Scott Anderson, Greta Pope, Brian Hanley, Tom Orf and now with Luciano Antonio and Marcos Oliveira (Bossa Tres).

Her repertoire ranges from classic 1940' era samba (Ary Barroso, Noel Rosa, etc.) to the cool 1960's Bossa Nova hits of Antonio Carlos Jobim, to the modern Brazilian pop of Caetano Veloso, Djavan and others Brazlian artists. Dill Costa also performs her original songs. Written by Joey Derr

Marcos Oliveira started playing music in the streets of Rio de Janeiro at age 9 with friends, some of who also became professional musicians.

He studied with various percussion masters and marched with various samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, such as Caprichosos de Pilares and Independente de Cordovil. He also sang in samba contests at Imperatriz Leopoldinense. He played percussion and sang with Choro, Samba and Pagode groups in numerous clubs, bars and restaurants around Rio.

Currently, Marcos plays with various groups and artists in the Chicago area, including 
Luciano Antonio, Mark Brewer and Jared Brewer, Paulinho Garcia and Evanston Escola de Samba. He is a founding and current member of Chicago Samba.and Bossa Tres.

Marcos plays several Brazilian percussion instruments such as: Caixa (Snare), Agogô
(Bells), Tamborin, Pandeiro (Tamborine), Surdo (Cattle Drum), Ganza (Shaker), Shekerē, Reco- Reco (Brazilian Guiro), Claves, Congas, Afoxė, Bongos, Timbales etc…

Marcos constantly works on infusing Brazilian sound into non-Brazilian genres by bringing Brazilian percussion into American, classical, and other world music styles.