| Country | Brazil |
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| Occupation | Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Performer, Teacher |
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| Categories | Contemporary, Jazz, World |
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Brazilian-born Jovino Santos Neto worked as a pianist, flutist and producer with the legendary Hermeto Pascoal from 1977 to 1992. Since moving to Seattle in 1993 he has released several recordings as a bandleader and also in collaboration with musicians such as Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, and Mike Marshall. He received an IAJE/ASCAP Jazz Commission in 2001 and a Chamber Music America New Works jazz composition award in 2003. Jovino’s music blends contemporary harmonies with traditional Brazilian grooves. Jovino received three nominations for a Latin Grammy, the latest in 2009 for the Piano Duo “Live at Caramoor”, with Weber Iago.