Monte's self-titled debut album in 1989 was an instant hit in Brazil, with stunning interpretations of everything from Gershwin and Kurt Weill to Brazilian pop, R&B and an old Carmen Miranda tune. One of her biggest fans, New York City-based guitarist Arto Lindsay, then took on a mentor's role, helping her craft a string of critically acclaimed international releases that further explored her eclectic and original vision with albums like Mais (1991), Rose And Charcoal (1994) and Memories, Chronicles and Declarations (2000). She followed with the Tribalistas (2003) project, a successful collaboration with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes, that went quadruple-platinum in Brazil, became a hit in Europe, and earned five nominations at the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in the US introducing Monte to a growing global audience.

During the same time that Monte was doing her samba research, she also began to sort through hundreds of tapes on which she had documented her songwriting process from the beginning of her career. She came across the early sketches of songs that had since been recorded and made popular, but also many songs that she had abandoned and not yet returned to finish. This inspired Monte, along with many close songwriting partners to readdress some of this unfinished material and bring it to life. The result is the 13 tracks on Infinito Particular (Infinite Private), which features arrangements by Eumir Deodato, João Donato, the renowned American classical composer Philip Glass and a song co-written with another Brazilian superstar, Seu Jorge. Each of the two albums presents a unique identity, and shows the remarkable breadth of Monte's musicianship, as singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and musicologist.

TOUR DATES
11/4 & 5 - San Francisco - Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
11/8 - Los Angeles - Royce Hall/UCLA
11/10 & 11 - Miami - Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
11/14 - New York - Beacon Theater