Sergio Mendes - Live In Concert At The Music Hall June 28, 2008

SERGIO MENDES - LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE MUSIC HALL

TORONTO, ON (May 7, 2008) - Brown Eyes Entertainment in association with GLGG proudly present the return of bossa nova legend Sergio Mendes to Toronto on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at The Music Hall. Mendes will showcase some of his classic interpretations of the Brazilian songwriting tradition with a vivid display of the exciting, modern approach taken on his forthcoming release Encanto (Enchantment).

Sergio Mendes is arguably the most internationally successful Brazilian music artist of all time. Having started his career as a professional musician in the late 1950s, Mendes was soon appearing alongside the likes of bossa nova music royalty Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto at Rio clubs. With both musician and arrangement credits on recordings for the heavyweights, Mendes in turn fused Brazilian, jazz and American popular styles becoming a respected artist and innovator in his own right, and his US-based group Brasil '66 rapidly became known for their unique, innovative sound. Their first four albums charted and assured them of international fame with hits like "Mas Que Nada" (1966), "The Look of Love" (1967) and "Pretty World" (1969). After several releases for a variety of big labels in the 70s and for much of the 80s and 90s, he continued to tour and record, achieving great international acclaim and licensing deals; he also continued to brilliantly fuse bossa nova with Bahian hip-hop and American pop, and was even featured in the popular television series Seinfeld.

Please join us on Saturday, June 28th to experience why this man is hailed as a lifelong ambassador and true maestro of the Brazilian canon...

Co-sponsored by Brahma and CIUT 89.5FM.

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SERGIO MENDES - LIVE IN CONCERT

When: Saturday, June 28, 2008

Where: The Music Hall (147 Danforth Ave., Toronto, ON)

Tickets available at all Ticketmaster outlets, or call (416) 870-8000 to charge by phone. Order on-line at www.ticketmaster.ca.

*Tickets (incl. GST): $49.50 & $59.50; Reserved Seating (plus CRF and service charges)

Doors: 8:00pm Show: 9:00pm

Visit http://www.browneyesentertainment.com or email: [email protected] for more information.