Jazz Articles about Paulo Paulelli

Luciana Souza: Cometa

by Katchie Cartwright
August 18, 2023

Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente inhabit the deep intersections of Brazilian and jazz practices, a realm Souza's double-take Yemanjá-Lady Liberty garb suggests lies somewhere in the Atlantic (see the album cover). They share rarified air as Grammy winners, as composers and as performers. It seems inevitable that they would eventually collaborate. A fan of Trio Corrente since its inception (2001), Souza met drummer Edu Ribeiro on a teaching gig, then reconnected with him and pianist Fabio Torres on a record ...