Brazilian music is held in the highest regard by aficionados throughout the
world for many reasons. There are many qualities in the music that shine
through from this country, with its diverse population and geography. Though
there are many genres of music that have originated in Brazil, it is the overwhelming
emotional content of the music that has hooked generations of listeners.
Grammy award winning vocalist and composer Luciana Souza has been a fan of
the outstanding, Grammy award winning, São Paulo based piano group, Trio
Corrente, since their inception. She had initially met the Trio’s drummer, Edu Ribeiro,
while teaching but was reintroduced while they recorded an album with
German trumpeter, Till Brönner. Pianist Fabio Torres was also on the Brönner recording
and was well known as a member of guitarist Chico Pinheiro’s different
ensembles, while bassist Paulo Paulelli was familiar for his work with the great
Rosa Passos.
It was Torres who invited Souza to return to her native Brazil to collaborate and
tour together in the Fall of 2022. It struck Souza immediately that they should
make a recording that unites their collective love of Brazil’s uplifting music and
jazz, an idea that was met with optimism from the Trio Corrente members. Souza
has worked in many settings playing Brazilian music, most notably with guitarist
Romero Lubambo, exploring the correlation of Brazilian song and guitar. This
would be her first time performing Brazilian material exclusively with a piano trio.