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Biography
BLP sources|date=July 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Luciana Souza| image =| caption = Luciana Souza on the cover of Duos II , released in 2005 by Sunnyside| background = solo_singer| birth_date =|birth_place = São Paulo , Brazil | instrument = Singing|Vocal , scat singing | genre = Jazz , Bossa nova | occupation = Singer , composer | years_active = 1992–present| label = Biscoito Fino Sunnyside| website = http://www.lucianasouza.com| Spouse Larry Klien (1 child) Luciana Souza (1966) is a Brazilian jazz singer and composer who has crossed over into classical music.
Daughter of poet Tereza Souza and singer - composer - guitarist 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. She then received a Master's degree from the New England Conservatory|New England Conservatory of Music .
She has been nominated four times for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album|Grammy Award as best jazz vocalist. She has appeared and recorded with both renowned jazz musicians and composers of new music, including Danilo Perez , Hermeto Pascoal , Romero Lubambo , Maria Schneider (musician)|Maria Schneider , Kenny Werner , John Patitucci , Herbie Hancock , and Osvaldo Golijov .
Since 2004, Luciana has been the Jazz Artist in Residence with the San Francisco Performances.
She has been married to music producer Larry Klein since 2006.
She made a guest appearance on Walter Becker 's 2008 album Circus Money , produced by her husband Larry Klein .
Discography
An Answer to Your Silence (NYC Records, 1999)
The Poems of Elizabeth Bishop and Other Songs ( Sunnyside Records , 2000)
La Pasión Según San Marcos by Osvaldo Golijov (Hänssler Classic, 2001)
Brazilian Duos (Sunnyside, 2001)
North and South (Sunnyside, 2003)
Neruda (Sunnyside, 2004)
Duos II (Sunnyside, 2005)
Shadow Dance performing They Dance Alone by Sting (musician)|Sting (Capstone Records, 2005)
LAGQ Brazil with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet ( Telarc , 2007)
Tide (Universal Music France, 2009)
Trivia
One track from her composition Duos II , "Muita Bobeira", was included with Microsoft Windows Vista .
References
External links
http://www.lucianasouza.com/
http://lucianasouza.bluemusicgroup.com Luciana Souza Artist Page
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