Jovino Santos Neto (born September 18, 1954) is a Seattle-based Brazilian-American

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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

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. He earned a degree in Biology, from the

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, and later from

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in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 1977, he joined the group led by Brazilian composer

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, 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

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, and Mike Marshall. Santos Neto teaches at Seattle's

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and is a frequent teacher at Jazz Camp West.

Discography

* 1998: ''Caboclo'' * 2000: ''Ao Vivo em Olympia (Live in Olympia, Washington)'' * 2001: ''Balaio (Basket)'' (

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) * 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 (

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Commission) for an established composer, 2002 * Chamber Music America New Works Jazz Composition Award, 2003 * Northwest Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year,

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, 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'',

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, 2009

References

External links

Official website'Ep. 138: Jovino Santos Neto - pianist, composer, arranger, educator'
Interview by Tigran Arakelyan {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos Neto, Jovino 1954 births Living people 21st-century pianists Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian jazz pianists Brazilian jazz composers Brazilian music arrangers Brazilian music educators Brazilian record producers Melodica players Jazz flautists Malandro Records artists McGill University Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences alumni Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni Cornish College of the Arts faculty Brazilian expatriates in the United States American people of Brazilian descent 21st-century flautists