Jazz Articles about Luciana Souza

Luciana Souza: Duos II

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
May 17, 2005

Luciana Souza's first recording of voice/guitar duets (Brazilian Duos, Suunyside 2002), was nominated for a Grammy. Her latest, Duos II, is similar in format and content; I checked my earlier review and a few glowing assessments still apply--words like “wit," “intelligence," “swing," and “poignancy." The music is still intimate and immediate (it's live), the liners again unusually informative, and the guitarists equally superb (Lubambo and Pereira return, while Swami Jr. and Guilherme Monteiro are new). Guitars include classical, seven-string, and ...

Luciana Souza: Brazilian Duos

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
January 8, 2003

Luciana Souza, daughter of famous Brazilian musicians, has a wonderful voice: strong and flexible, rangey, full of soul and passion, and with perfect intonation and time. The fact that this all-Brazilian program garnered Souza a 2002 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal gives you an idea of how good she is (and perhaps how lacking jazz is in such voices and sensibilities). Whatever the case, the nomination is well-deserved.

Souza duos here with three top Brazilian guitarists, offering ...