Ross Costa

• Dannie Hofmann - tenor sax, vocals
• Ross Costa - guitar,Hawaiian steel gtr

Now featuring 'budget recession pricing' ! Ross Costa is a seasoned, versatile solo musician & vocalist. He has been doing the 'one man band' thing for over 26 years now using a computer & midi tracks. He has over 400 songs on his playlist including Christmas & Hawaiian songs ! He also plays the Hawaiian Steel Guitar & plays several of the classic Hawaiian Steel tunes. If you desire a duo for your engagement he'll bring along talented tenor sax player Dannie Hofmann. Drawing from a large number of musical influences these guys play 'Lotsa Music for Many Occasions'! The duo can start out with some smooth jazz standards, play some honky tonk country line dances, blast out some classic rockers, slip in a coupla moldy oldies, segue into some Hawaiian & Polynesian Standards on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar & throw in a ballad or two for you slow dancers !

Having a summer Luau ? We can add 1 or more hula dancers & a fire knife dancer to create a real luau experience for your party...the girls dance Hawaiian, Tahitian, Maori, & Samoan numbers and will always get your audience involved !

Ross Costa is an experienced performer who sings, plays guitar, Hawaiian Steel guitar, Yamaha Wind Controller & sequences many of the duo's 'backup band' arrangements on the computer. Cutting his teeth on surf, blues and rock in the 60's, he has transitioned thruout the various musical periods by maintaining an open attitude about performing and a willingness to play for the crowd. He lived in Hawaii for 13 years and learned many Hawaiian songs, some on the Hawaiian steel guitar. He & former partner, Ian Taylor, were the first musicians there in 1984 to use computers for live musical performances. They released two albums in Hawaii and were called the 'Computones' and were "almost semi-famous" ! yeah, really, brah !

German-born, Dannie Hofmann earned his BA in music from Brown University and New England Conservatory. Dannie racked up years of live and studio performances, recording many tracks of jazz, blues, R&B, Rock, Rap with various production companies. In 1996 he helped found the ZOOT swing band and released a self-titled CD. In 2004 he began touring with the now deceased blues legend Little Milton. 2008 marked the beginning of numerous European tours with the King of Rock and Soul, Solomon Burke who passed away 2011.


They are road ready with lots of experience and the right gear for the job ! Sometimes they'll add a drummer for more fun !

Thank you for considering Ross Costa for your next engagement...
sincerely, Ross Costa

• achey breaky heart - billy ray cyrus
• akaka falls
• all of me
• bags groove - milt jackson
• beyond the sea - bobby darin
• black magic woman - santana
• blue hawaii
• blue hawaiian moonlite - gabby
• blueberry hill - fats domino
• born under a bad sign - albert king
• can't help falling in love - elvis
• celebration - cool & the gang
• chantilly lace - big bopper
• choo choo cha boogie - louis jordan
• come go with me - del vikings
• copacabana - barry manifold
• crazy - patsy cline
• desperado - eagles
• don't be cruel - elvis
• e huli makou
• e kuu morning dew
• eight days a week - beatles
• every day i have the blues - bb king
• georgia - hoagy carmichael
• get down tonite - kc & the sunshine band
• gir from ipanema - jobim
• good lovin' - rascals
• hanalei moon
• harlem nocturne
• hawaiian wedding song
• here comes the sun - beatles
• honolulu, i am coming back to you - sunday manoa
• how sweet it is - temptations
• hukilau song
• i shot the sheriff - bob marley
• in the mood - glenn miller
• jambalaya - hank senior
• johhny b goode - chuck berry
• jump, jive & wail - louie prima
• jumpin jack flash - stones
• kanaka wai wai - johnny almeida
• late in the evening - paul simon
• little grass shack
• louisiana sat nite
• mack the knife - bobby darin
• margaritaville - jimmy buffet
• meditiation - jobim
• molokai waltz
• more - mondo cane
• na moku eha - sunday manoa
• new york, new york - frank
• proud mary - ccr
• satin doll - the duke
• smooth - santana
• stormy monday - t bone walker
• sultans of swing - dire straits
• surf medley---instrumental - various
• surfin' usa - beach boys
• teenager in love - dion
• turn on your lovelite - bobby blue bland
• twist &shout - isley brothers
• ulupalakua
• waikiki - andy cummings
• zoot suit riot - cherry poppin' daddy's

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• The group was very accomadating. They were very friendly. We felt like they were part of our family and friends. -- Walteer Halagarda, Mission Viejo, CA,
• We were pleased and delighted with the evening's entertainment, and we are still receiving compliments involving Tropical Nites. Ross was accomodating to our needs, congenial with our guests, and diverse in his selection of music. It was a wonderful evening. -- Nancy French, San Juan Capistrano, CA,
• Ross Costa made our pary fun! He listened to my requests and made sure he did them and did them well. His equipment made it sound like an entire band was at our party. He came on time and everything went like I wanted it too. My family and quests said that having Ross Costa really made the difference and was fun for our entire family to dance and sing to! Thank You Ross Costa! -- Diane Brink, San Diego, CA,
• This duo was a pleasure to work with. We had a few unexpected changes in our schedule so they were not able to start playing at the contract time. They were very nice to start when the scheduling permitted an played longer than their contract cut off time to the later start. -- Denise Canterberry, Newport Beach, CA, 1/18/2010

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