Andrea Motis & Yamandu Costa in Barcelona

Andrea Motis is a Spanish jazz singer, trumpeter and saxophonist, born in Barcelona in 1995. She began performing with the Sant Andreu Jazz Band under bassist and educator Joan Chamorro. Her recordings include Joan Chamorro Presents Andrea Motis, Feeling Good, Emotional Dance, Do Outro Lado do Azul and Loopholes. The 2013 concert album Live at Jamboree documents her work with the Joan Chamorro Quintet at Jamboree Jazz Club. The following year, Andrea Motis performed at Jazz in Marciac with Chamorro, pianist Ignasi Terraza, guitarist Josep Traver and drummer Esteve Pi, singing and playing trumpet and saxophone.

Yamandu Costa is a Brazilian guitarist and composer, born in Passo Fundo in 1980. A specialist in the seven-string guitar, he draws on choro, samba, bossa nova, chamamé and milonga; albums including Mafuá and Lida established his instrumental repertoire. Yamandu Costa has presented his music internationally in solo recitals, collaborative concerts and festival performances, including an appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival. He also performed a solo Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music, using the seven-string guitar to carry melody, harmony and rhythm within a single set.