Ana Caram Explained
| Ana Caram |
| Birth Name: | Ana Lucia Ribeiro Caram |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1958 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genre: | Jazz, bossa nova |
| Occupation: | Musician, singer |
| Instrument: | Guitar, flute |
| Years Active: | 1980s–present |
| Label: | Chesky |
| Associated Acts: | Antonio Carlos Jobim |
Ana Lucia Ribeiro Caram (born 1 October 1958) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and flautist who sings jazz, samba, and bossa nova music.[1] 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,[2] [3] the primary developer of the bossa nova style. Caram's own style is a blend of bossa nova and jazz.[4] 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)
Notes and References
- Web site: Schoof . Keys . Ana Caram: Hollywood Rio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705032706/http://musicabrasileira.org/reviewsinterviews/achollywood.html . 2008-07-05 .
- Web site: Ana Caram . 2008-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080605235225/http://www.anacaram.com.br/index.htm . 2008-06-05 . dead .
- Book: Yanow . Scott . The Jazz Singers . 2008 . Backbeat . Milwaukee, WI . 978-0-87930-825-4 . 40.
- Web site: Jazz Spotlight featuring Ana Caram . 2008-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090110191107/http://www.jazzreview.com/spotlight.cfm?ID=1695 . 2009-01-10 .
