Composer

Singer

Grammy Award-winning singer and composer Luciana Souza returns to the Miller stage with her intricate melodies and complex harmonies, delivered with a voice celebrated for its unparalleled beauty. Joined by fellow Brazilian-born guitarist and composer Chico Pinheiro—“one of the brightest lights on today's Brazilian jazz scene” (Boston Globe)—they promise to deliver an intimate evening of music rooted in jazz and Brazilian traditions.

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Luciana Souza with Chico Pinheiro

Columbia University

Brazil's jazz greats Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente bring their bossa nova and jazz to The Nimoy stage. Enjoy new takes on classic sambas and original songs from their latest album, Cometa.

Luciana Souza / Trio Corrente

UCLA Nimoy Theater

Dafnis Prieto—a Grammy Award-winning Cuban-born drummer, composer, bandleader, and 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow—joins forces with Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza—also a Grammy winner, a sensitive and thoughtful interpreter, and a sought-out partner for musicians of all kinds—to engage listeners through words and music. 



Dafnis Prieto featuring Luciana Souza

Berklee College of Music

Harlem Stage returns with its beloved music series, Uptown Nights, to present a dynamic set of artists across a wide range of genres throughout the anniversary year. From September to December 2023, Harlem Stage launches the Uptown Nights Latin Music Series, an exciting lineup that celebrates music from the Latin diaspora.

Uptown Nights Latin Music Series: Dafnis Prieto Featuring Luciana Souza 'cantar'

Harlem Stage

World-renowned Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza transcends traditional boundaries around musical styles, offering solid roots in jazz, reinterpretations of samba, and an enlightened approach to new music. The Grammy-winning vocalist, who has performed and recorded with musical luminaries like Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon and James Taylor among others, will be making her Shalin Liu Performance Center debut.

Luciana Souza

Shalin Liu Performance Center

Luciana Souza returns to Joe’s Pub after a long hiatus to present The Book of Longing and to premiere her new Chamber Music America grant, Twenty-Four Short Musical Episodes. The Book of Longing is Luciana’s tribute to Leonard Cohen and a collaboration with Brazilian guitarist Chico Pinheiro and bassist Scott Colley. Twenty-Four Short Musical Episodes is a song-cycle that loosely tracks the 24 hours of a day in someone’s life in an out-of-order way. Each episode springs from an improvisation that was later notated and then titled, using the first lines from poems by Emily Dickinson.

Luciana Souza Trio feat. Chico Pinheiro and Scott Colley

Joe's Pub

In this collaboration of Grammy winners, Dafnis Prieto unites with Brazilian-born singer Luciana Souza for a magical show of songs written in Spanish, Portuguese, and English by Dafnis and Luciana. Cuban-born Dafnis is one of the leading percussionists in the modern Afro-Cuban tradition — and in all of jazz, for that matter! — and his compositions explore the complex rhythmic layers of the music while remaining soothingly accessible. Luciana has earned her Grammy awards for her own music showing her Brazilian roots, and whose voice just keeps getting more agile and beautiful with time. Dafnis and Luciana are joined by some heavy hitters, including woodwind genius Peter Apfelbaum, bassist Matt Brewer, with a special appearance by vocalist and pianist Martin Bejerano

Dafnis Prieto ft. Luciana Souza – Cantar

Stanford University

Two Grammy Award–winning artists join forces with a big band in an extraordinary collaboration. Considered oneof the most important singers of her generation, Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza brings her deeply personal and illuminated singing to songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chico Pinheiro, Edu Lobo, Chico Buarque, Guinga, Djavan, Ivan Lins, and Gilberto Gil. Arranged and conducted by composer Vince Mendoza, Storytellers becomes a love letter to the landscape of Brazil.

Luciana Souza

Composer, Singer

Events

Past events

Oct 5, 2024

Luciana Souza with Chico Pinheiro · Miller Theatre

Apr 27, 2024

Luciana Souza / Trio Corrente · UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance

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