Ithamara Koorax was born on April 28,1965 and is a Brazilian jazz and pop singer.
13 Facts About Ithamara Koorax
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Back in 2002, Ithamara Koorax had already placed fourth in the 67th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll.
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Ithamara Koorax appeared many times as one of the top singers from the 65th DownBeat Readers Poll, to the 77th Annual Readers Poll, receiving similar acclaim in magazines from the UK, France, Japan, Korea and Switzerland, among others.
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Ithamara Koorax was born to a family of Polish Jews who fled Europe during World War II.
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Ithamara Koorax 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 took part in more than 200 special projects and compilations.
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Ithamara Koorax recorded the soundtracks for four films directed by movie director Silvio Tendler: Glauber, O Filme - Labirinto do Brasil, JK - O Menino Que Sonhou Um Pais, Tzedaka - 80 Anos do Froein Farain, Marighella - Retrato Falado do Guerilheiro.
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Ithamara Koorax's third album was a collaboration project with Luiz Bonfa, "Almost In Love - Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfa Songbook", featuring Bonfa himself on guitar plus special guests Eumir Deodato, Larry Coryell, Sadao Watanabe, Torcuato Mariano.
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Ithamara Koorax signed a deal with Milestone Records in 2000 and released two albums produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro for the San Francisco-based label: "Serenade In Blue" and "Love Dance".
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Ithamara Koorax has performed classical and fusion concerts backed by Symphony Orchestras.
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Ithamara Koorax's recordings have been remixed by DJs from all over the world.
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Ithamara Koorax has performed in the US, Japan, Korea and many European countries, appearing at jazz festivals in London, Seoul, Belgrade, Funchal, Helsinki, and Indijja.
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Ithamara Koorax has performed classical and fusion concerts with symphony orchestras, appearing at the Theatro Minicipal do Rio de Janeiro with the Petrobras Symphony and at the Ibirapuera Auditorium with the Orquestra Jazz Sinfonica.
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Ithamara Koorax appears as special guest on Gustavo Cysne's Dive Into The Deep Blue, released in July 2024, and currently on the top of the All About Jazz charts.