Catarina dos Santos, vocalist, educator, songwriter, and composer (4 CDs)  integrates Portuguese Brazilian and Africa.n roots.  Her passion for Jazz took her to NYC, where she studied jazz performance at The City College of New York, and orchestration at the The Julliard School.  While there,  she was lead singer for Nation Beat which fused North Easter Brazilian Maracatu and New Orleans Second Line,  and performed with Latin greats such as Montego Joe.  As composer/producer she has received funding from The Rockefeller Foundation. Catarina has performed extensively, including The Blue Note and Joe’s Pub (NYC), and at multiple jazz festivals including New Orleans and Stowe.  She  is the lead Vocal Jazz teacher at Lisbon's National Conservatory  and teaches Theory and Ear Training  at EMARTE.  Adding to her artistry, Catarina is a uniquely talented scatter, as well as percussionist.