Photo by Gustavo Malheiros
Zé Luis SHORT BIO
“Brazilian film composer, saxophonist, flutist, producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist. Oliveira became famous in the 1980s performing and recording with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Tania Maria and Cazuza. … In 2015, his Atelier Music Studio, operational for 19 years, was selected for the Best of Brooklyn Award in the Music Production category.
That same year he was invited to perform for "The Music Of David Byrne & Talking Heads" at Carnegie Hall with Bebel Gilberto.” Wikipedia
In recent years Zé Luis has been continually active, participating in many film projects, The Watcher: Behind the Scenes of Manhattan Night (2016), Piercing and Pieces of New York (2018), Crimes Against the Future and Mama Don’t Make Me (2019) to name a few.
Zé Luis @ GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
Grammy Nomination - Audio Engineer
2020 Grammy Awards
Best Latin Jazz Album - with Chico Pinheiro - "City Of Dreams"
Latin Grammy Nomination - Producer / Musical Producer / Audio & Mixing Engineer
2020 Latin Grammy Awards
Best Long Version Music Video - with Just Play Peru - "The Warrior Women Of Afro-Peruvian Music"
Latin Grammy Nomination - Featured Artist / Musician
2019 Latin Grammy Awards
Best Contemporary Pop Album in Portuguese - with Jair Oliveira - "Selfie"
Grammy Nomination - Arranger / Musician
2016 Grammy Awards
Best Latin Pop Album - with Diego Torres - "Buena Vida"
Grammy Nomination - Arranger / Musician
2010 Grammy Awards
Best Contemporary World Music Album - with Bebel Gilberto - "All In One"
Grammy Nomination - Musician
2007 Grammy Awards
Best Contemporary World Music Album - with Bebel Gilbeto -"Momento"
Grammy Nomination - Musician
2004 Grammy Awards
Best Contemporary World Music Album - with Bebel Gilberto - "Bebel Gilberto"
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Echoes of Jobim - Zé Luis: Real Brazilian Roots
Pat Cole/Down Beat Magazine
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It’s a remarkably diverse skill set that helped Zé Luis to earn credits that include work with Bebel Gilberto, Sabina Sciuba, Brazilian Girls, Ivy, Pull, Verve, Cannes Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Independent Lens (PBS), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (directed by Mark Waters), Monster-in-Law (directed by Robert Luketic), A Raisin in the Sun (directed by Kenny Leon), sessions for original music house Tomandandy, and collaborations with the oft-synch-licensed Orba Squara
David Weiss/Sonicscoop
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I am happy to see Zé Luis’ own sound, which has crossed over international boundaries and has deepened into its Brazilian roots. In this album, his own compositions and a declaration of love for Jobim’s music are the message of a musician who already knows who he is and what he has to say
Caetano Veloso
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..His profile around town is proof that he's got his own thing.