Tania Maria

Tania Maria (born May 9, 1948) is a Brazilian artist, singer, composer, bandleader and piano player, singing mostly in Portuguese or English. Her Brazilian-style music is mostly vocal, sometimes pop, often jazzy, and includes samba, bossa, Afro-Latin, pop and jazz fusion.

Biography

Early years Born in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil,

Recording career Maria's first album, Apresentamos (We Present), was released in Brazil in 1966, followed by Olha Quem Chega (Look Who's Here!) in 1971, but it was a move in 1974 to Paris, France, where she took a residency at the Via Brazil restaurant, that exploded her onto the international scene. She relocated to New York at the start of the 1980s, signing with the label. and in 1985 was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female". She has performed at venues such as the Blue Note and festivals including the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1981, 1983 and 1989, Saratoga Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Fest 1991, Montreux Jazz Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Newport Jazz Festival in 1975, Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest 2001, Malta Jazz Festival 2003 at Maltese Islands, Novosadski Jazz Festival 2004, Belgium's Jazz Middelheim 2007. She performed at the annual North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague in 1978 and has returned there at least 10 times. She has played with such artists as Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson, Sammy Figueroa and Eddie Gómez.

Discography Albums

Filmography 2008: Tanya Maria: The Beat of Brazil with Laurindo Almeida