Quito Pedrosa and Marco Tommaso due here

The Duo formed by composer and saxophonist Quito Pedrosa and pianist Marco Tommaso will perform in Colombo at the Russian Cultural Center on September 6 at 7 pm.

They present a repertoire consisting of classical themes of Brazilian popular music and "bossa nova", and compositions of Quito Pedrosa. The Duo interprets several of the most popular genres of Brazilian music, such as "Samba", "Choro" and "Baião", with ample space for improvisation of jazzist influence. Quito Pedrosa was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he lives Composer, arranger, guitarist and saxophonist, lived and studied in Brasilia, Madrid, Lima and Paris. With four CDs recorded, Quito Pedrosahas performed in the most well-known places of the instrumental music circuit of Rio.

Marco Tommaso is also from Rio de Janeiro, where he has studied piano since the age of seven. He was a student of LuizEça, a famous musician in Brazil, with whom he developed a method of harmony applied to jazz and popular music.