Grammy winner Luciana Souza is one of Jazz’s leading singers and interpreters. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Mrs. Souza’s work transcends traditional boundaries around musical styles. Ms. Souza has performed and recorded with Herbie Hancock on his Grammy winning Record of the Year - River: The Joni Letters, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Bobby McFerrin, Maria Schneider, Danilo Perez, Guillermo Klein, John Patitucci, and many others. She has been a prominent soloist in important new works by composers Osvaldo Golijov, Derek Bermel, Patrick Zimmerli, and Caroline Shaw, performing with the top orchestras in the US including the New York Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the American Composers Orchestra. In Chamber Music, Mrs. Souza has successfully toured with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, and A Far Cry.

Ms. Souza has been releasing celebrated recordings since 2002 - including her six Grammy- nominated records Brazilian Duos, North and South, Duos II, Tide, Duos III, and The Book of Chet. Her critically acclaimed last two recordings were The Book of Longing, and Storytellers, on the for the Sunnyside label. Ms. Souza’s next recording, Cometa, will be released on August 25th, 2023.

Ms. Souza began her recording career at age three with a radio commercial. She spent four years on faculty at Berklee College of Music, where she received a Bachelor's in Jazz Composition. Ms. Souza earned a Master's degree in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory of Music and taught for four years at Manhattan School of Music. She has taught masterclasses and residencies at all the top schools in the world and, at present time, Ms. Souza is a Lecturer at UCLA and at CalArts in Los Angeles. Luciana Souza has twice been named Best Female Jazz Singer by the Jazz Journalists Association, in 2005 and 2013.