"Juanzinho" is the loving nickname i gave to Juan Antonio, my son, born in October 2012, the greatest gift that life ever gave to me. By feeling his movements inside of the belly of his mama i became overwhelmed by the a powerful feeling and got inspiration to write this tune, here performed by the Jatoba Big Band at the special "Concert for Latin America"in Mumuth, Graz, October 2012.  

Line Up: Marco Antonio da Costa - Guitar,Composition; Viola Hammer - Piano, Max Ranzinzer - Bass, Conrado Molina - Percussion, Alberto Lovison - Percussion, Luis Andre - Drums, Stefano Manfrin - 1st Alto Sax, Giovanni Cigui - 2nd Alto Sax, Jan Kopcak - 2nd Tenor Sax, Nicolo Ravenni - 1st Tenor Sax, Mike Ievtushenko - Bariton Sax, Gerhard Ornig - 2nd Trumpet, Marko Solman - 3rd Trumpet, Darko Bencic - Lead Trompet, Werner Hansmann - 4th Trumpet, Johannes Opel - Bass Trombone, Karel Erikson - 1st Trombone, Marx Ha - 2nd Trombone, Wolfgang Haberl - 3rd Trombone. Conducted by Ed Partika

Marco Antonio da Costa

Juanzinho - Jatobá Latin Big Band

"Guataca City" is a composition from the great cuban musician "Paquito d'Rivera" and was arranged for this setup by "Nicolo Loro Ravenni" (playing first tenor in this recording), here performed by the Jatoba Big Band at the "Concert for Latin America"in Mumuth, Graz, October 2012. Solos by Marx Ha - Trombone, Nicolo Ravenni - Sax, Max Ranzinzer - Bass, Alberto Lovison and Conrado Molina - Percussions. 

Line Up: Marco Antonio da Costa - Guitar; Viola Hammer - Piano, Max Ranzinzer - Bass, Conrado Molina - Percussion, Alberto Lovison - Percussion, Luis Andre - Drums, Stefano Manfrin - 1st Alto Sax, Giovanni Cigui - 2nd Alto Sax, Jan Kopcak - 2nd Tenor Sax, Nicolo Ravenni - 1st Tenor Sax, Arrangement, Mike Ievtushenko - Bariton Sax, Gerhard Ornig - 2nd Trumpet, Marko Solman - 3rd Trumpet, Darko Bencic - Lead Trompet, Werner Hansmann - 4th Trumpet, Johannes Opel - Bass Trombone, Karel Erikson - 1st Trombone, Marx Ha - 2nd Trombone, Wolfgang Haberl - 3rd Trombone. Conducted by Ed Partika

Guataca City - Jatoba Big Band

"La Piragua" is a composition from Colombian composer "Jose Barros" and one of the most famous songs from the Colombian Cumbia repertoire. It was arranged for this setup by "Marco Antonio da Costa" and had as special guest "Yenny Gonzalez" on the Vocals, Bari Solo by Mike Ievtushenko, here performed by the Jatoba Big Band at the "Concert for Latin America" in Mumuth, Graz, October 2012. 

Line Up: Marco Antonio da Costa - Percussion, Arrangement; Viola Hammer - Piano; Max Ranzinzer - Bass; Conrado Molina - Percussion; Alberto Lovison - Percussion; Luis Andre - Drums; Stefano Manfrin - 1st Alto Sax; Giovanni Cigui - 2nd Alto Sax; Jan Kopcak - 2nd Tenor Sax; Nicolo Ravenni - 1st Tenor Sax; Mike Ievtushenko - Bariton Sax; Gerhard Ornig - 2nd Trumpet; Marko Solman - 3rd Trumpet; Darko Bencic - Lead Trompet; Werner Hansmann - 4th Trumpet; Johannes Opel - Bass Trombone; Karel Erikson - 1st Trombone; Marx Ha - 2nd Trombone; Wolfgang Haberl - 3rd Trombone; Conducted by Ed Partika

La Piragua - Jatoba Big Band

"Jacare no Frevo" is a composition from brazilian composer "Antonio de Padua" and features "Frevo" one very popular rhythm in Northeast brazilian music (where Antonio comes from, Paraiba, As special guest in this track we have "Daniel Lima" on the Drums.  Track performed by the Jatoba Big Band at the "Concert for Latin America" in Mumuth, Graz, October 2012. Solos by Marco Antonio da Costa - Guitar; Viola Hammer - Piano; 

Line Up: Marco Antonio da Costa - Guitar; Viola Hammer - Piano; Max Ranzinzer - Bass; Conrado Molina - Percussion; Alberto Lovison - Percussion; Daniel Lima - Drums; Stefano Manfrin - 1st Alto Sax; Giovanni Cigui - 2nd Alto Sax; Jan Kopcak - 2nd Tenor Sax; Nicolo Ravenni - 1st Tenor Sax; Mike Ievtushenko - Bariton Sax; Gerhard Ornig - 2nd Trumpet; Marko Solman - 3rd Trumpet; Darko Bencic - Lead Trompet; Werner Hansmann - 4th Trumpet; Johannes Opel - Bass Trombone; Karel Erikson - 1st Trombone; Marx Ha - 2nd Trombone; Wolfgang Haberl - 3rd Trombone; Conducted by Ed Partika

Jacare no Frevo - Jatobá Big Band

"Clave" is a composition from the Austrian saxophonist Karlheinz Miklin " probably influenced by his work with his "Quinteto Argentina" where they play rhythms from the Argentinian/Uruguayan folklore such as Tango and Candombe . It was arranged for this setup by "Anton Pyvovarov" and had as special guest "Milosh Milojevic" on the solo Tenor Sax, here performed by the Jatoba Big Band at the "Concert for Latin America" in Mumuth, Graz, October 2012. Solos by Milosh Milojevic - Sax, Gerhard Ornig - Trumpet, Conrado Molina and Alberto Lovison - Percussion.

Line Up: Marco Antonio da Costa - Guitar; Viola Hammer - Piano; Max Ranzinzer - Bass; Conrado Molina - Percussion; Alberto Lovison - Percussion; Luis Andre - Drums; Stefano Manfrin - 1st Alto Sax; Giovanni Cigui - 2nd Alto Sax; Jan Kopcak - 2nd Tenor Sax; Nicolo Ravenni - 1st Tenor Sax; Mike Ievtushenko - Bariton Sax; Gerhard Ornig - 2nd Trumpet; Marko Solman - 3rd Trumpet; Darko Bencic - Lead Trompet; Werner Hansmann - 4th Trumpet; Johannes Opel - Bass Trombone; Karel Erikson - 1st Trombone; Marx Ha - 2nd Trombone; Wolfgang Haberl - 3rd Trombone; Conducted by Ed Partika

Clave - Jatoba Big Band

"We are our own heroes" - Performed by Jatobá Big Band.
Composed, Arranged and Conducted by Marco Antonio da Costa.
Recorded on April 7th, 2017. Recording Producer, Mixing and Mastering: Ulrich Katzenberger. Recording Assistnts: Korin Rizzo, Ludwig Frühschütz. Wooddwinds: Pascal Uebelhardt, Thomas Fröschl, Marcelo Valezi, Oleksandr Ryndenko, Nikolaus Holler. Trombones: Matyas Papp, Wolfgang Haberl, Hrboje Stefancic. Bass Trombone: Daniel Holzleitner Trumpets: Dominic Pessl, Felix Ecke, Marko Solman, Tomi Nikku. Rhythm Section: (Keyboard): Fagner Wesley; (Guitar): Emiliano Sampaio; (Bass): Gustavo Boni; (Drums): Matheus Jardim; (Percussion): Luis André Carneiro de Oliveira

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