ZÉ CANUTO
Born in Rio de Janeiro, he started studying music at the age of 16 at the Villa-Lobos music school, having graduated two years later in theory and perception.
At the age of 18 he won a alto saxophone from his father and began his studies with Idriss Boudrioua, a year later he already replaced him in some works such as television programs and with the singer and composer Marcos Valle.
In 1986 he joined Escola Rio Música and graduated in 1989 in Functional Harmony, studying with professor Sérgio Benevenuto. That same year he started his first professional tour working with the singer Emílio Santiago and since then he has been acting with several artists of Brazilian and international popular music as:
• Gal Costa
• Joyce Collins
• Simone
• Michel Legrand
• Jorge Benjor
• Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira
• Daniela Mercury
• Billy Cobham
• Cássia Eller
• Midnight Blues Band
• Nico Rezende
• Marina Lima
• Leila Pinheiro
• Orlando Morais
• Flora Purim
• Titãs
• Airto Moreira
• Margareth Menezes
• Barão Vermelho
• Fafá de Belém
• Altay Veloso
• Rita Lee
• Sueli Costa
• Ed Motta
• Miúcha
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Recordings with MPB artists:
• Caetano Veloso
• Cauby Peixoto
• Gal Costa
• Ângela Maria
• Chico Buarque
• Leny Andrade
• Edu Lobo
• Lulu Santos
• Francis Hime
• Miúcha
• Fagner
• Milton Nascimento
• Elza Soares
• Gilberto Gil
• Alcione
• Ivan Lins
• Martinho da Villa
In instrumental music he has been acting and recording under many names such as:
• Quarteto Brasil (grupo do qual é um dos integrantes junto com Cristóvão Bastos, Jurim Moreira e Bororó)
• Vitor Biglione
• Billy Cobham
• Pascoal Meirelles
• Aécio Flávio
• Torcuato Mariano
• Wagner Tiso
• Ricardo Leão
• Luiz Avellar
• Paulo Braga
• Arthur Maia
• Dino Rangel
• Mou Brasil
• Wilson Meirelles
From the beginning of his career until today, he always had good acceptance from the public and specialized critics, having been considered one of the best saxophonists in Brazil
“... the brilliant saxophonist Zé Canuto ...” (Folha de São Paulo, June 1992);
"... the revelation of the decade ... the Brazilian Jackie McLean ..." (O Globo, April 1991);
“... with a sax show by Zé Canuto, an exceptional musician who is worth an entire suit. ” (Jornal do Brasil, October 1997);
“Aggressive orchestral arrangement with the great sax of Zé Canuto making a counterpoint to the voice ...” (O Globo, October 1997);
“... there's a brilliant introduction by saxophonist Zé Canuto. ” (O Dia, September 1997).
Recordings and productions with important names of Brazilian gospel music
• Grupo Rebanhão
• Rose Nascimento
• Carlinhos Félix
• Mattos Nascimento
• Josué Rodrigues
• Jossana Glessa
• Cristina Mel
• Trazendo a Arca
• Aline Barros
• Kléber Lucas
• Cassiane
Representative of important brands of instruments and accessories such as
• Barkley Mouthpieces
• Légère Reeds
Discos
• In 2006 by the label Niterói Discos, with copyright songs and another;
• In 2018, entitled Dom, with songs by the duo Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos.
Zé Canuto is a guest musician for the band Underwear, with which he has been touring since October 2015. He currently holds several workshops in Brazil with a large concentration of students. He is a member of the Quarteto Brasil, also formed by
