Karen Lane - Passarim

On 'Passarim' vocalist Karen Lane focuses on her love of Brazilian music visiting Brazilian standards, and some slightly more obscure repertoire, singing in both Portuguese and English. Lane's band features some of London's finest musicians, including flutist Gareth Lockrane and guitarist Rob Luft.

She adds some real authenticity by inviting two London based native Brazilian's into the line-up: Rio born bass player Ricardo Dos Santos (Tania Maria, Leny Andrade, Edison Machade, Jo�o Donato) and completes the line-up, with Internationally acclaimed percussionist from Bahia Anselmo Netto.

Originally from Perth Australia, Lane has been resident in London for the last 18 years and released five albums to critical acclaim. Arriving in London in 1999, she focused her energies on jazz and established herself as a respected recording artist. Her debut album 'Once in a Lifetime' (33 Jazz, 2002) garnered the positive reviews and radio play in the UK, Japan, USA and Canada.