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Sherie Julianne
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S H E R I E J U L I A N N E Biography Growing up in a jazz-loving household, San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Sherie Julianne was raised on bossa nova and bebop. But her path to singing Brazilian music was long and discursive, with many a twist along the way. After more than a decade of devoting herself to the vast and treasure-filled Brazilian Songbook, she makes an emphatic statement with her wondrous debut album 10 Degrees South. Collaborating with master pianist, arranger, and producer Marcos Silva, a Rio de Janeiro native who has worked extensively with legendary Brazilian and American jazz musicians, she introduces herself with an enchanting and sophisticated collection of songs by composers such as João Donato, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Roberto Menescal, Jobim, and Chico Pinheiro. “I can’t explain exactly what it was but I fell completely, totally and utterly in love with Brazilian music and started listening to it all the time,” Julianne says. “I’m American, not a native Brazilian, and I wanted to find music that fits my personality, that speaks to my American roots, while being immersed in Brazilian rhythms.” She doesn’t pretend to be Brazilian, but Julianne possesses a translucent honey-amber voice ideally suited for the lithe and flowing melodies that distinguish so many Brazilian standards. Her supple sense of time and her facility at brisk tempos makes her a double threat, emotionally incisive
