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Pavel Jany, a classical, bossa nova and contemporary jazz guitarist, percussionist and composer, was first introduced to Brazilian music through the works of classical composer Heitor Villa-Lobos and legendary guitarist Baden Powell, while he was studying classical guitar in Europe. He was further inspired by a number of bossa nova artists and, by some of the masters of Brazilian fusion such as, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. His interest in samba and Afro-Brazilian music deepened during his three year stay in West Africa. In 1999 he began his search for local and international talents to work with on his vision of a bossa nova and Brazilian jazz project. The result is a unique and well established ensemble which is named after the title track of its first album. Ticket To Brasil has performed at a number of local and international events, including: the Winnipeg Jazz Festival, Bloomington Latin Jazz Festival, MN Hot Summer Jazz Festival, Ordway World Stage Festival, MN Winter ...