Luciana Souza
| Luciana Souza | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 12, 1966 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Jazz, bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Sunnyside, Verve |
| Website | www |
Luciana Souza (July 12, 1966, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian jazz singer and composer who also works in classical and chamber music.
Souza is the daughter of poet Tereza Souza and musician Walter Santos. She grew up in São Paulo. She is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston from which she received a bachelor's degree in Jazz Composition in 1988. She then received a master's degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1994. She has taught at Berklee College of Music and The Manhattan School of Music.
She began her career at the age of three by recording jingles for commercials. She has also worked in the field of classical music, working with the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, composer Osvaldo Golijov, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. She has worked with New Music composers Derek Bermel and Patrick Zimmerli and in chamber music with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the American Composer's Orchestra. Souza was Jazz Artist in Residence with San Francisco Performances from 2004 to 2010.
She has appeared and recorded with Danilo Perez, Hermeto Pascoal, Romero Lubambo, Maria Schneider, Kenny Werner, John Patitucci, Guillermo Klein, David Binney, Miguel Zenon, Donny McCaslin, Ben Wendel, Vince Mendoza, Herbie Hancock, and Osvaldo Golijov. She has worked and recorded with Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin, Paul Simon and James Taylor.
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