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Jovino Santos Neto (born September 18, 1954) is a Seattle-based Brazilian-American jazz pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator and record producer.




Career


Jovino Santos Neto started playing piano at age 13 and by 16 was playing keyboards in a band called the Vacancy Group in Bangu, Rio de Janeiro. He earned a degree in Biology, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and later from Macdonald College of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
In 1977, he joined the group led by Brazilian composer Hermeto Pascoal, working as a pianist, flutist, composer, arranger and producer. Since leaving Hermeto's group in 1992 and relocating to the United States, Santos Neto has released several albums. He has toured internationally as the leader of his own ensemble and with musicians such as Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, and Mike Marshall.
Santos Neto teaches at Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts and is a frequent teacher at Jazz Camp West.




Discography



1998: Caboclo
2000: Ao Vivo em Olympia (Live in Olympia, Washington)
2001: Balaio (Basket) (Malandro)
2003: Canto do Rio
2003: Serenata with Mike Marshall
2005: Brazil Duets with Mike Marshall
2006: Roda Carioca
2008: Alma do Nordeste (Soul of the Northeast)
2010: Veja o Som
2011: Current




Awards


Artist Trust Fellowship, 2001
IAJE/ASCAP (International Association for Jazz Education/American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Commission) for an established composer, 2002
Chamber Music America New Works Jazz Composition Award, 2003
Northwest Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year, Earshot Jazz, 2004
Nomination, Best Latin Jazz Album, Canto do Rio, Latin Grammy Awards, 2004
Nomination, Best Latin Jazz Album, Roda Carioca, Latin Grammy Awards, 2006
Nomination, Best Instrumental Album Live at Caramoor, Latin Grammy Awards, 2009




References






External links


Official website
'Ep. 138: Jovino Santos Neto - pianist, composer, arranger, educator' Interview by Tigran Arakelyan

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