caption years_active birth_place label birth_date background alt genre article_title name occupation
ithamara koorax 1990 -- present rio de janeiro , brazil irma 23 may 1965 solo_singer ithamara koorax jazz ithamara koorax
 ithamara koorax singer
ithamara koorax

ithamara koorax -lrb- born 23 may 1965 -rrb- is a popular brazilian pop-jazz singer .
ithamara koorax was born in rio de janeiro , and has worked with such artists as antonio carlos jobim , luiz bonfa , ron carter , larry coryell , elizeth cardoso , gonzalo rubalcaba , john mclaughlin , sadao watanabe , hermeto pascoal , marcos valle , peter scharli , jay berliner , edu lobo , martinho da vila , jürgen friedrich , claus ogerman , dave brubeck , joão donato , dom um romão , thiago de mello , mario castro-neves , raul de souza , chris conway , eumir deodato , lou volpe , laudir de oliveira , rodgers grant , gil goldstein , art farmer , eddie gomez , the groups azymuth , gazzara and os cariocas , the big bands amazon and rio jazz orchestra , and the symphony orchestras `` petrobras '' and `` jazz sinfonica '' .
she has recorded solo albums for the irma , milestone , mercury , emi , jvc , king , huks and motema labels , besides fourteen soundtracks for movies and tv series , and also took part in more than 200 special projects and compilations .
in 2009 , `` bim bom - the complete joao gilberto songbook , '' a duo session with guitarist juarez moreira , received rave reviews in the new york times , cashbox , billboard , jazz hot , jazz 'n' more , all music guide , and many other magazines , websites and newspapers .
another recent cd , `` o grande amor , '' recorded during a european tour with the peter schärli trio in 2010 , was also released with critical acclaim , receiving a 4 and 1/2 star review in the may 2011 issue of downbeat magazine and 5-star ratings in several other magazines like jazz 'n' more .
later on , `` o grande amor '' was elected one of the `` best cds of 2011 '' in the january 2012 issue of downbeat .
ithamara koorax has performed in the usa , japan , korea and many european countries -lrb- england , france , germany , switzerland , czech republic , finland , bulgaria , serbia , portugal etc. -rrb- , appearing at jazz festivals in london , seoul , belgrade , funchal , helsinki , indijja and many other cities .
koorax has also performed classical and fusion concerts backed by symphony orchestras .
her recordings have been remixed by djs from all over the world .
among them : tom novy , parov stelar , cargo , tetsu shibuya/brisa .
during 2010 , ithamara performed 47 concerts in brazil and 51 abroad , having toured europe and asia .
in her latest korean tour , in august 2010 , ithamara recorded an all-star project , `` arirang , '' alongside many pop korean artists -lrb- like the pop group miji -rrb- and such jazz musicians as guitarist lee ritenour & pianist/arranger alan broadbent , diana krall 's conductor .
koorax 's latest cd , `` got to be real , '' was released in march 2012 .
