BOSSA NOVA: CELEBRATING THE FIRST 50 YEARS Featuring Oscar Castro-Neves and Friends
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Castro-Neves is the artistic director and featured performer for this musical celebration of one of the world’s most beloved musical styles. Featuring many of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s classic songs as well as songs influenced by Bossa Nova, this evening of rich cultural music has mesmerized audiences around the globe. Castro-Neves will assemble a six piece all-star ensemble of musicians including Don Grusin, Alex Acuna, Abe Laboriel, Gary Meek and Charlie Bisharat. Along with Jobim and João Gilberto, Oscar Castro-Neves emerged in the early 1960s as one of the founding figures of the Bossa Nova movement. In 1962, a year before "Girl From Ipanema" became a Top 10 hit, he helped lead the Bossa Nova invasion of the U.S., playing a central role as a performer and accompanist for other noted Brazilian musicians at the historic presentation of Brazil's new music at Carnegie Hall. In 1971 he made Los Angeles his permanent home, joining Sergio Mendes' Brazil '66 group. This promises to be a new TITAS favorite event.