Jovino Santos-Neto
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Jovino Santos-Neto, born in Brazil in 1954, worked as a pianist, flutist and producer with the legendary Hermeto Pascoal from 1977 to 1992. He teaches at Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts. He has released several recordings as the leader of his own ensemble and also in collaboration with musicians such as Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, and Mike Marshall. He won the IAJE/ASCAP (International Association for Jazz Education / American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Commission) for an established composer in 2002 and the Chamber Music America New Works jazz composition award in 2003. His Quinteto's latest CD, Canto do Rio, was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album in the 2004 Latin Grammy Awards. Jovino was recently voted 2004 Northwest Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year by the readers of Earshot Jazz.
He is also a frequent teacher at Jazz Camp West.
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