Dan Costa (composer)

Dan Costa (2018)
Dan Costa
Born (1989-04-07) April 7, 1989
London, United Kingdom
Genres Jazz, World Music, Latin Jazz
Occupation(s) Pianist, composer
Instruments Piano
Associated acts Leila Pinheiro, Jaques Morelenbaum, Jan Erik Kongshaug, Marcos Suzano, Romero Lubambo, Nelson Faria, Seamus Blake
Website http://www.dancosta.net

Daniel Greco Costa (born April 7, 1989), known as Dan Costa, is a jazz pianist and composer, known for his album Suite Três Rios.

Biography

Born in London (UK) to Italian and Portuguese parents, Dan Costa studied classical piano at the Académie de Musique Rainier III in Monaco prior to entering Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He then graduated in jazz piano from the Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espetáculo in Portugal and was awarded a grant to study Brazilian music at UNICAMP in São Paulo, Brazil.[1]

Costa recorded his debut album Suite Três Rios in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, considered one of the best albums of 2016 by Down Beat.[2][3][4] Dubbed "a finely crafted album" by critic Carlo Wolff, it was amongst the best-selling albums on the iTunes Portugal Chart and peaked at number 5 on the Roots Music Report Jazz Chart in the United States.[5][6][7] The track "Bossa Nova (feat. Leila Pinheiro)" was Top 10 on the Jazz Song Chart.[8] He worked with Jaques Morelenbaum, Leila Pinheiro, Marcos Suzano, and Jan Erik Kongshaug, amongst others.[9][10]

He recorded his new album "Skyness", at Arte Suono, Italy, in 2018, with Nelson Faria, Roberto Menescal, Romero Lubambo, Seamus Blake, Custodio Castelo and Teco Cardoso. He has performed in Italy, Cyprus, Egypt, Brazil, India and other countries.[11]

Discography

As a leader

  • Suite Três Rios - 2016
  • Skyness - 2018

References

  1. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/interview-dan-costa_us_57a775e9e4b034b258953703
  2. ↑ http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2017/DB1701/_art/DB1701.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.monacolife.net/?p=5077
  4. ↑ http://www.glam-magazine.pt/dan-costa-distinguido-nos-global-music-1110015
  5. ↑ http://www.jb.com.br/cultura/noticias/2016/08/18/dan-costa-lanca-primeiro-album-suite-tres-rios-inspirado-no-brasil/
  6. ↑ http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/charts/view/album/genre/jazz/weekly
  7. ↑ http://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/suite-tres-rios1
  8. ↑ http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/charts/view/song/genre/jazz/weekly
  9. ↑ https://www.allaboutjazz.com/suite-tres-rios-dan-costa-self-produced-review-by-paul-naser.php
  10. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/suite-tr%C3%AAs-rios-mw0002974110
  11. ↑ http://cartaodevisita.r7.com/conteudo/23089/entrevista-internacional-e-exclusiva-para-o-cart-o-de-visita-dan-costa
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