Óscar Marcelino da Graça, nascido em Aveiro em 1980, começou a estudar música aos seis anos. É licenciado em Composição pela Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (2002) e concluíu o curso complementar de piano no Conservatório de Música de Aveiro de Calouste Gulbenkian em 1998.
Frequentou aulas de jazz na Escola de Jazz do Porto, Hot Clube de Lisboa e Berklee College of Music (onde foi bolseiro). É presentemente doutorando em Música na Universidade de Aveiro Foi aluno de, entre muitos outros, Paulo Gomes, Bernardo Moreira, Rodrigo Gonçalves, António Pinho Vargas, Luís Tinoco, Frank Carlberg, Tony Germain, Neil Olmstead, JoAnne Brackeen, Bruno Raberg, Dave Samuels, Ken Pullig e Ed Tomassi.
Faz parte de algumas formações como Nuno Costa Quinteto, The Last Minute Experience, Mariana Norton e Os Insolentes, e é mentor de projectos como ómg3, liftoff, erro de sintaxe ou dot producões. Como sideman, toca e/ou já tocou com André Fernandes, Nelson Cascais, Spill, Sara Serpa, Sofia Ribeiro, Paula Oliveira, Jacinta, Paulo Gaspar, José Pedro Coelho, João Guimarães, Ohad Talmor, Gonçalo Prazeres, Bernardo Moreira, Miguel Amado, Dan Weiss, João Lencastre, Rui Pereira, Reunion Big Band. Participou na gravação de "CLQ" de Carlos López (Free Code Jazz Records, 2007), "Last Minute Experience" de Carlos López (K Industria, 2009), "(...)" de Nuno Costa (TOAP, 2009), "Raça" de Paula Oliveira (Polydor, 2010) e "The Golden Fish" de Nelson Cascais (2011). Está ligado à actividade pedagógica desde 2000, tendo já leccionado em diversas instituições, quer aulas regulares quer masterclasses. É presentemente professor na Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, na Riff - Escola de Música (Aveiro), na Escola de Jazz do Hot Clube de Portugal Luiz Villas-Boas (Lisboa) e nos Cursos Profissionais do CMJ (Branca).
Óscar Marcelino da Graça was born in Aveiro in 1980, and began studying music at the age of six. He graduated in Composition from the Superior School of Music of Lisbon (2002) and completed the complementary piano course at the Aveiro Conservatory of Music in Calouste Gulbenkian in 1998.
He attended jazz classes at the Porto Jazz School, Hot Clube de Lisboa and Berklee College of Music (where he was a fellow). He is currently a doctoral student in Music at the University of Aveiro. He was a student of, among many others, Paulo Gomes, Bernardo Moreira, Rodrigo Gonçalves, António Pinho Vargas, Luís Tinoco, Frank Carlberg, Tony Germain, Neil Olmstead, JoAnne Brackeen, Bruno Raberg, Dave Samuels , Ken Pullig and Ed Tomassi.
He is part of some formations like Nuno Costa Quinteto, The Last Minute Experience, Mariana Norton and The Insolentes, and is a mentor of projects like omg3, liftoff, syntax error or dot productions. As sideman, he plays and / or has played with André Fernandes, Nelson Cascais, Spill, Sara Serpa, Sofia Ribeiro, Paula Oliveira, Jacinta, Paulo Gaspar, José Pedro Coelho, João Guimarães, Ohad Talmor, Gonçalo Prazeres, Bernardo Moreira, Miguel Amado, Dan Weiss, João Lencastre, Rui Pereira, Reunion Big Band. He participated in the recording of "CLQ" by Carlos López (Free Code Jazz Records, 2007), "Last Minute Experience" by Carlos López (K Industria, 2009), "(...)" by Nuno Costa (TOAP, 2009), "Race" by Paula Oliveira (Polydor, 2010) and "The Golden Fish" by Nelson Cascais (2011). He has been linked to pedagogical activity since 2000, having already taught in various institutions, both regular and masterclasses. He is currently a professor at the Superior School of Music in Lisbon, at the Riff - School of Music (Aveiro), at the Jazz School of the Portuguese Hot Club Luiz Villas-Boas (Lisbon) and at the Professional Courses at CMJ (Branca).