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Luciana Souza: 'the Book Of Longing' at Royce Hall

Courtesy of Holly Wallace | Posted on July 6, 2018

Where

Royce Hall
10745 Dickson Court
Los Angeles, CA
Map
(310) 825-4321

When

Sat, December 1, 2018
8:00 pm

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"The ethereal, wordless vocal lines that singer Luciana Souza unfurled...made this quartet sound unlike any other...[her] haunting, technically mercurial scat lines floated easily above the ensemble sound." —Chicago Tribune

Grammy Award-winning vocalist Luciana Souza is one of jazz’s foremost singers and vocal interpreters. Born in São Paulo in the 1960s, she grew up in a family of Bossa Nova innovators — her father was a singer/songwriter and her mother was a poet and lyricist. Souza’s work as a performer transcends traditional boundaries of musical styles, offering solid roots in jazz, a sophisticated lineage in world music and an enlightened approach to new music. She has performed with Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon, James Taylor and Bobby McFerrin and her voice has been described as “transcendental,” “perfect,” and of “unparalleled beauty.” ...

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