Jamile with Miki Yamanaka and her trio plus Steve Wilson

Jamile with Miki Yamanaka and her trio plus Steve Wilson: Pursuit of a Pulse

by Katchie Cartwright
October 22, 2025

Jamile Staevie Ayres, who goes professionally by her first name, was born and raised in Cachoeira do Sul, a midsize city located a couple of hours from Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil, and the heart of its gaúcho culture. Growing up, she gravitated toward música popular brasileira (MPB) and Black popular music of the US. Gal Costa and Aretha Franklin were her two big vocal heroines. She took her undergraduate degree in Brazil ...