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Zé
Luis the Composer
Zé Luis (Jose Luis Oliveira) is a composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist, playing saxophone, flute and other woodwinds, as well as guitar and percussion. From Rio de Janeiro, Zé Luis has long been based in New York City, where he works regularly with his Brazilian Instrumental Quartet.
A leading saxophonist in Brazil in the 1980s, Zé Luis has performed and recorded with—and arranged and composed for—many of the biggest names in Brazilian music, and has been featured as an instrumentalist on hundreds of recordings. In New York, Zé Luis continues his longtime association with Bebel Gilberto right up to her latest album, All In One (Verve) nominated for Best Contemporary World Music Album 2010, where he is credited as a flute player and arranger.
A musical leader in his own right, Zé Luis has produced the self-titled Zé Luis EP and two albums of his compositions, Guarani Banana and Caiapó and he contributed four songs to the ecology-themed Green Heart compilation. The much-anticipated album The Birth of… Sambismo, a 21st-century blend of Brazilian idioms and modern genres that features many of his compositions sung by a new generation of Brazilian stars, is set for release in 2012.
Always creating, this accomplished musician and composer continues to work side by side with fantastic artists, songwriters, composers and producers to deliver outstanding results of the highest standard.
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Graduated at Pro-Art Conservatoire, Rio de Janeiro in flute and traditional harmony -1975. Graduated at Villa-Lobos Institute, Rio de Janeiro. Performance-Major 1977. Had private classes with Paulo Moura, well-known sax and clarinet player born in Brazil. Had private classes with Joe Lovano and Ted Nash. Studied Contemporary Music and Composition with Mr. Stanley Wolfe at Juilliard School.
- 2005 Bebel Gilberto (album) - Best Contemporary World Music Album - Instrumentalist
- 2008 Momento - Best Contemporary World Music Album - Instrumentalist
- 2010 All In One - Best Contemporary World Music Album - Instrumentalist and Arranger
Honored with a silver medal from the United Nations Correspondents Association (Original Soundtrack of the documentary En Route to Baghdad) directed by Simone Duarte. TUSCULUM video award (Greeneville, TN) and a Telly award for his work on the documentary It’s Not Easy, directed by Frank Melli. Crossroads
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