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| Born | September 18, 1954 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Website | www |
Jovino Santos Neto (born September 18, 1954) is a Seattle-based[1] Brazilian-American jazz pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator and record producer.[2][3]
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.[4]
In 1977, he joined the group led by Brazilian composer Hermeto Pascoal, working as a pianist, flutist, composer, arranger and producer.[5][6] Since leaving Hermeto's group in 1992 and relocating to the United States, Santos Neto has released several albums.[7] He has toured internationally as the leader of his own ensemble and with musicians such as Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, and Mike Marshall.[8][9][10]
Santos Neto teaches at Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts and is a frequent teacher at Jazz Camp West.
