Although the chamber jazz group Bossa de Novo remains faithful to established standards, it introduces local elements to them, such as Slovene songs, various popular songs, multilingualism and a specific sound deriving from their own musical sensibilities. Founded in 2003, the group today consists of Primož Vitez (vocals), Aljoša Kosor (classical guitar), Mitja Vrhovnik Smrekar (percussion), Sergej Randjelovič, aka Runjoe (percussion) and Marko Gregorič (acoustic bass guitar). They are appearing at the summer festival for the second year in a row, this time with a concert premiering their new album. Once again this year they will be joined by the Brazilian musician César Camargo Mariano, who will accompany them on the piano. As well as performing with numerous jazz groups including the Sambalanço Trio and Som Três, Mariano has worked as an arranger with acclaimed Brazilian artists such as Elis Regina, Wilson Simonal, Gal Costa and Ivan Lins. He is the recipient of numerous awards, most notably a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

• bossa nova is a genre that developed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the late 1950s and early 1960s
• the two key figures in the development of the genre were Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto; the first bossa nova single to achieve international popularity was The Girl from Ipanem
• Bossa de Novo are a Slovene jazz group formed in 2003
• their better known arrangements and originals include Selma, Sestanek pod rjuho, Ne prižigaj luči, Majska, Jardin d’hiver  and Pesem XIV. divizije
• the compositions of César Camargo Mariano have been recorded by artists all over the world, including Yo Yo Ma, Paquito D’Rivera, Ettore Stratta and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Milton Nascimento and Herbie Hancock, and Clare Fisher