Ana Caram

Ana Lucia Ribeiro Caram (born 1 October 1958) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and flautist who sings jazz, samba, and bossa nova music. Caram was born in São Paulo to a family versed in musical expression. She graduated from São Paulo University with a degree in musical composition and conducting. In Rio she became a protégé of Antonio Carlos Jobim, the primary developer of the bossa nova style. Caram's own style is a blend of bossa nova and jazz. She performed with Paquito D'Rivera at Carnegie Hall for the 1989 JVC Jazz Festival.

Discography Ana Caram (Fama, 1987) Rio After Dark (Chesky, 1989) Amazonia (Chesky, 1990) JVC Jazz Festival Live: A Night of Chesky Jazz, Town Hall, New York with Paquito D'Rivera, Tom Harrell, Fred Hersch, Phil Woods (Chesky, 1992) The Other Side of Jobim (Chesky, 1992) Maracana (Chesky, 1993) Bossa Nova (Chesky, 1995) Sunflower Time (Mercury, 1996) Blue Bossa (Chesky, 2001) Hollywood Rio (Chesky, 2004) Pensava em Você (2018) Pura Luz (2018)