Luciana Souza at Smoke Jazz Club

Gig Alerts | May 20

Luciana Souza at Smoke Jazz Club

May 20-24 | 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 10:00 pm | $25+

It was always a good bet that the Brazilian-born jazz singer and composer Luciana Souza would grow up to be a musician. Her father was a musician who worked with two of Brazil’s greatest artists, Joao Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim, and her mother wrote lyrics. Souza herself made her first recording, a commercial, when she was three. She’s been based here in New York since the 90s and has worked with jazz legends like Herbie Hancock, and her rich vocals have inspired classical composers like Osvaldo Golijov. Souza's own albums, over a dozen of them, reflect her wide interests. She and her band have a run of shows at Smoke Jazz Club, from May 20 through May 24. 

Top Stories

The World Cup, the Knicks, and LeBron James’s Fate: An All-Time Summer in Sports

The staff writer Louisa Thomas on the U.S. men’s national soccer team, the N.B.A. off-season, and Serena Williams.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

The near-collapsed Midtown building is now stable, but its finances may not be

Experts say the structural failure at the Pfizer Building could cause financial problems and a lingering stigma — but that the city’s housing shortage means renters will probably move in anyway.
Gothamist |

NYC DSA on Their Big Wins, and the Future

NYC-DSA co-chairs Grace Mausser and Gustavo Gordillo talk about the DSA's recent big wins.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Get Lit: Laila Lalami's 'The Dream Hotel,' and Imal Gnawa Performs

All Of It with Alison Stewart |
YOU ARE ONLINE