Celebrate the Music of Hermeto Pascal with Jovino Santos Neto

Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist, composer and arranger, is one of the most important Brazilian musicians working today. Currently based in Seattle, Washington, he has throughout his career been closely affiliated with the Brazilian master Hermeto Pascoal. He was an integral part of Pascoal’s group from 1977 to1992 where he fine-tuned his artistry, performing around the world and co-producing several legendary records. Pascoal, who passed away last year at age 89, was described by the Guardian as a “brilliant multi-instrumentalist and composer who beguiled the world with fusions of north-Brazilian rural music, jazz and contemporary-classical forms, and mimicry of all manner of forest and city sounds. If ever a contemporary musician deserved to be called a force of nature, it was Pascoal.” Jovino’s personal style is a creative blend of energetic grooves, deep harmonies, telepathic improvisation, lyrical melodies and great ensemble playing, always inspired and informed by the colorful richness of Brazilian music. His compositions include samba, choro, baião, xote, forró, marcha and many more styles, rooted in centuries-old musical tradition while pointing to new and adventurous harmonic languages. Jovino currently leads his Seattle-based Quinteto and Trio. He taught piano and composition at Cornish College of the Arts for 26 years. He can also be heard around the world as a piano soloist, working with symphony orchestras, jazz big bands, chamber music groups, and in collaboration with musicians such as his mentor Hermeto Pascoal, Bill Frisell, Paquito d’Rivera, Airto Moreira, Claudio Roditi, David Sanchez, Joe Locke, Anat Cohen and many more. This unique concert will pay tribute to Hermeto and Jovino’s music, with Mark Kelso (drums), Roberto Occhipinti (bass), Michael Occhipinti (guitar), and Christine Jensen (woodwinds).