Friday, August 15, 2008 at 7:30 pm • VanDusen Botanical Garden

Yamandu Costa

There will be festival seating for these outdoor concerts. Bring your own festival chair (max 8" legs) or blanket. There will be areas designated for patrons bringing full-sized chairs.

FREE secured valet parking for bicycles.

Food services: Special pre-concert dinner at Shaughnessy Restaurant - call 604.261.0011 for reservations.
Food available for purchase on site.

Children 12 and under admitted free when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. Identification may be requested. ( maximum 2 children per adult).

Yamandu Costa, guitar

Nicolas Krassik, violin
Guto Wirtti, bass

In the midst of the current crop of gifted Brazilian musicians, the young guitar prodigy Yamandu Costa is a standout. Costa began playing the "violão de 7 cordas" when he was a child, and today he is a passionate player and improviser of Latin American music, with special emphasis on his own Brazilian musical roots. He’s been influenced by Piazzolla, Jobim, and Django Reinhardt and he’s also one of the few composers of contemporary gaucho instrumental music. The captivating sound he delivers combines choro (the music played most often in Brazil) with gaucho melodies and dance rhythms, and the result is a distinctly new and exciting blend of Latin roots music and jazz. His Festival appearance will be with his current acoustic trio, featuring favourite musical collaborators Nicolas Krassik and Guto Wirtti. Their seductive sound will find its perfect setting in the lush greenery of the VanDusen Botanical Garden.

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