Rio Bossa

Rio Bossa

Rio Bossa performs traditional Latin, jazz, popular and original music in a unique and sensuous style, captivating audiences and weaving soulful melodies and savory Latin rhythms. Rio Bossa’s catalog is inspired by diverse Latin traditional, folk and popular music including bossanova, samba, baiao, bolero, choro, and others.
Guitarist Jorge Torres brings deep ethnomusicological expertise and arranging abilities and specializes in a distinctive fingerpicked nylon guitar style. Vocalist Alyssa Lou Allen is a stunning and mesmerizing performer, pulling from her varied indie/soul/R&B and musical theater experience and performing in several different languages. Bassist Steve Foreman holds down the bottom, and the top, on 6-string bass as well as penning several original songs for Rio Bossa. With a musical career spanning many genres, drummer/percussionist Bill Weisbach propels deep, dynamic grooves with flair and color from a sui generis hybrid cocktail kit.