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Jamile

With a deep and versatile voice, Jamile has just self-released her first album in 2019 entitled 'If You Could See Me Now', featuring the stellar musicians Steve Wilson, Ray Gallon, Jay Leonhart, Vito Lesczak and Antonio Ciacca. Originally from Brazil, she has been a working vocalist on several venues and has had the opportunity to be featured as a main soloist on the show ‘Eu Sou Maria (Nativitaten)’, the largest outdoor Christmas project in the world, for an audience of 500,000 people throughout the season.

Currently based in New York, the vocalist extraordinaire has had the opportunity to perform at Birdland Theater, Minton's Playhouse, Smalls Jazz Club, and at Jazz At Lincoln Center, as well as several other venues throughout the city. Jamile has also received high praise for her performances at the La Spezia Jazz Festival in Italy and in her recent tour in Mexico City with guitar virtuoso Saul Cosme. Her voice was the protagonist on Grammy nominated pianist Mike Holober’s soon to be released project ‘Don’t Let Go’ and she was also part of the recording of the Latin Grammy nominated album ‘Selfie’ by Jair Oliveira. Jamile captivates audiences with her unique phrasing and heartfelt tone influenced by the vocal jazz tradition united with her unique Brazilian roots.

Awards

Jazz Forum Arts Vocal Competition - 2017 Tiberio Nicola Award - 2019

Mike Holober & Balancing Act: Don't Let Go

Read "Don't Let Go" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
June 2, 2022

With Don't Let Go, pianist Mike Holober and the octet Balancing Act seemed to have found an ideal way to cross-breed classical motifs and contemporary jazz to produce a pleasurable listening experience. Then he added lyrics. Granted, not all lyrics are superfluous—even those that are either nebulous or indecipherable, as is too often the case here. It's simply that some listeners may be more receptive to an alternative in the form of, say, Marvin Stamm's trumpet, Dick Oatts' or Jason ...

Album Review

Jamile: If You Could See Me Now

Read "If You Could See Me Now" reviewed by Martin McFie

by Martin McFie
December 11, 2019

Jamile grew up in Cachoeira do Sul (South Falls), a small town in Brazil towards the border with Uruguay. Her supportive family had no particular interest in music. Imagine her surprise, then, at finding her twenty-something self launching this debut album at Gianni Valenti's Birdland Theater in New York City. After completing her studies in Brazil, Jamile decided to do her masters in jazz in New York. “When I came to jny: New York City in 2017," she ...

"The title track to the album was delivered with a gentle lilt and a 1940s feel, a tribute to Sarah Vaughan both from the admiring Jamile and Tadd Dameron who wrote the music. [...] The whole album sounds sharp, confident, and professional."

- Martin McFie, All About Jazz