WEDNESDAY JULY 8th, 8pm - DAN COSTA TRIO @THE OBSERVATORY

UK-born pianistand composer,  now NEW YORK based , DAN COSTA  is bringing his globally acclaimed jazz to the UK with a new series of live performances. His award-winning music has been consideredentrancing (Downbeat Magazine), rare and luxurious (All About Jazz) and profound (Jazziz), blending virtuosity, accessibility, and cultural storytelling which reflect a deep engagementwith Modern Latin Jazz. He has recorded with artists such as Randy Brecker, Ron Carter, John Patitucci, Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer, Hermeto Pascoal, Dave Liebman, Ivan Lins, Seamus Blake, Dave Douglas, Romero Lubambo, Leila Pinheiro, Marcos Suzano, Jaques Morelenbaum and Roberto Menescal. He has released three studio albums – Suite Três Rios (2016), Skyness

(2018) and Beams (2023) –, a live solo album – Live in California (2020) –, and two singles –Love Dance (2020) with Ivan Lins and Iremia (2022) with Ron Carter. In 2025, he recordednew output with Ron Carter and Bob Mintzer. Costa has been featured by DownBeat, All

About Jazz, Jazziz, BBC, Sky News, 7News Australia, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Berliner Zeitung, Otago Daily Times, La Repubblica, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, Bangkok Post, Al Arab and Rolling Stone Magazine, amongst others. His music has been included in instructional material and has been used in support of animal welfare by FOUR PAWS, which consideredhis music “a voice for the voiceless.

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For his upcoming UK dates, Costa will be joined by two British musicians: Rod Oughtondrums), a prolific bandleader and composer whose projects include Tomorrow’s New Quartet, Imperfect Bread, and OK Aurora. His music has been featured on Jazz FM and BBC Radio 3. On bass, Pete Komor, a dynamic and versatile double bassist known for his strong groove, lyrical playing, and work across the UK jazz scene with his group ‘Howl Quartet’ as well as extensive side-man appearances with artists such as Javier Zalba (Buena Vista Socialclub). “A bass player with huge tone and a strong sense of melody” - The Jazz Mann