The legend Wynton Marsalis said the following: “I saw everything, that is to be seen in Brazil”.
“The brazilian Sarah Vaughan” – this is how the publication New York Post compares Leny Andrade with the legendary vocalist. The biography of the 65-year old singer, who is called one of the best jazz interpreters in the world, is especially rich. She played the piano in her childhood and at the age of fifteen made her debut as a professional vocalist in night-clubs. Having sprung into fame and earned the name of Brazilian jazz and bossa nova hope within a short time, the young woman took up her residence in Mexico where she soon became one of the most popular vocalists of the country. The collection of the performer who co-operated with many distinguished musicians of Brazil contains a great number of impressive honours and awards. The influential US publication Village Voice declared her album Maiden Voyage produced in 1994 the best jazz album of the year. In 2007, her disc Ao Vivo recorded together with the pianist Cesar Camargo Mariano was awarded a Grammy statuette of Latin America.