Maucha Adnet, born Maria Lucia Gonçalves Adnet on June 11, 1963, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a Brazilian jazz singer and songwriter known for her contributions to Música Popular Brasileira. Coming from a musical family, she began her career in 1978 with the vocal group Céuda Boca and went on to accompany notable singers such as Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo, Joyce, César Camargo Mariano, Dorival Caymmi, and Caetano Veloso. From 1984 to 1994, Adnet was part of Antônio Carlos Jobim's Banda Novo, touring extensively and recording influential albums like Antonio Brasileiro, which won a Grammy Award. Her international collaborations include work with Charlie Byrd, Hiram Bullock, Harry Allen, Wynton Marsalis, Eliane Elias, Kenny Barron, Ryūichi Sakamoto, and João Gilberto. Notable releases include "Songs I Learned from Jobim" (1998), "Para Gershwin e Jobim" (2006), and "The Jobim Songbook" (2006).
