Dan Costa (musician)

Daniel Greco Costa (born 7 April 1989), known as Dan Costa, is a British-Italian-Portuguese pianist and composer, known for his album Suite Três Rios.[1][2]

Dan Costa, Italy, 2018
Dan Costa
Born (1989-04-07) 7 April 1989
London, England
GenresJazz, world music, Latin jazz
Occupation(s)Pianist, composer
InstrumentsPiano
Associated actsIvan Lins, Leila Pinheiro, Jaques Morelenbaum, Jan Erik Kongshaug, Marcos Suzano, Romero Lubambo, Nelson Faria, Seamus Blake, Roberto Menescal
Websitehttp://www.dancosta.net

Education

Costa was born in London, England, to Italian and Portuguese parents, with roots in Sorrento and Porto.[3] He studied classical piano at the Académie de Musique Rainier III prior to taking a diploma at Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He studied jazz piano at the Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espetáculo in Portugal, graduating with distinction and a Rotary Club Award for outstanding achievement. During his course, he was also awarded a grant to study Brazilian music at UNICAMP in São Paulo, Brazil as an international exchange student.[4]

Career

Costa's career took off when he recorded his debut album Suite Três Rios in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, considered one of the best albums of 2016 by DownBeat.[5][6][7] 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.[8][9][10] The track "Bossa Nova (feat. Leila Pinheiro)" was Top 10 on the Jazz Song Chart.[11] He worked with Jaques Morelenbaum, Leila Pinheiro, Marcos Suzano, Ricardo Silveira, Rafael Barata and Jan Erik Kongshaug, amongst others.[12][13]

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. Described as "rare and luxurious" by All About Jazz,[14] it was released at the Blue Note in Rio de Janeiro[15] and featured in a documentary by Radio Monte-Carlo in Milan, Italy.[16] The track "Compelling" was featured by Jazziz magazine in their Summer Breezin' 2019 compilation.[17]

Costa has performed in Italy, Portugal, Cyprus, Egypt, Brazil, Malta, Spain, Greece, Armenia, Lebanon and India, where he was featured and interviewed by Rolling Stone,[18] as well as India Today in view of his tour of the country in 2019.[19] In 2020 he recorded with Ivan Lins[20] and released his first solo piano album.[21]


Discography

References
  1. "Dan Costa: Skyness". Worldmusicreport.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Dan Costa: il live a Monte Carlo Nights". Radiomontecarlo.net. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. "Interview: Dan Costa". HuffPost.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "Downbeat Magazine : Best Albums of 2016" (PDF). Downbeat.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2016-12-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-12-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Roots Music Report: Top 50 Jazz Album Chart". Rootsmusicreport.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. "DownBeat Reviews". Downbeat.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. "Roots Music Report: Top 50 Jazz Song Chart". Rootsmusicreport.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  12. "Dan Costa: Suite Três Rios album review". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  13. "Suite Três Rios - Dan Costa | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  14. "All About Jazz Music, Musicians, Bands & Albums". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  15. "Dan Costa part. Roberto Menescal e Nelson Faria - quinta - 29/11". Boadiversao.com.br. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  16. "Dan Costa e la magia del Brasile". Radiomontecarlo.net. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  17. "Summer 2019". Jazziz.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  18. "Italian-Portuguese Pianist Dan Costa Kicks Off India Tour This Week". Rollingstoneindia.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  19. Antara Raghavan. "Jazz's many hues". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  20. https://www.jazziz.com/dan-costa-love-dance/
  21. https://www.jazziz.com/dan-costa-live-in-california-self-released/
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