10TH Anniversary SFJAZZ Spring Season Presents CéU

CéU is a Grammy-nominated vocalist from São Paulo, Brazil with a soft, insinuating voice and a taste for reggae, jazz, samba and R&B ― filtered through gauzy electronica textures.

Brazil is a continent-sized nation blessed with abundant natural resources, including a seemingly endless supply of ravishing female singers including the likes of Astrud Gilberto, Eliane Elias and Bebel Gilberto. The latest to find an American audience is CéU, a 29-year-old vocalist from São Paulo with a soft, insinuating voice and a taste for reggae, jazz, samba and R&B ― filtered through gauzy electronica textures. Her eponymous 2007 debut on San Francisco’s own Six Degrees Records sold nearly 100,000 units, quickly shooting to the top of Billboard’s World Music chart and earning two Grammy® award nominations. CéU means either “sky” or “heaven,” which seems particularly appropriate as there’s something wondrously ethereal about her presence, especially apparent in concert.