Jovino Santos Neto & O Som Do Jazz at Music Center At St. Petersburg College

Presented by EMIT:

Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist and composer, is among the top Brazilian musicians performing today. Jovino and Brazilian jazz sextet O Som Do Jazz, join forces for a concert of original works by Jovino fusing jazz and northeastern Brazilian styles, as well as classic Brazilian Bossa Nova & MPB.

Rio de Janeiro-born and Seattle-based pianist, composer and flutist Jovino Santos Neto was a member of Hermeto Pascoal's band from 1977 to 1992, He has toured with Sergio Mendes, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim's group, Fourth World, as well as leading his own Seattle-based Quinteto....

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Presented by EMIT:

Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist and composer, is among the top Brazilian musicians performing today. Jovino and Brazilian jazz sextet O Som Do Jazz, join forces for a concert of original works by Jovino fusing jazz and northeastern Brazilian styles, as well as classic Brazilian Bossa Nova & MPB.

Rio de Janeiro-born and Seattle-based pianist, composer and flutist Jovino Santos Neto was a member of Hermeto Pascoal's band from 1977 to 1992, He has toured with Sergio Mendes, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim's group, Fourth World, as well as leading his own Seattle-based Quinteto.

O Som Do Jazz features Rio de Janeiro singer Andrea Moraes Manson backed by Austin Vickrey (saxophones), David Manson (trombone), Bill Pullicere (bass) and Mark Feinman (drums).

Admission is $15, available only at the door. The SPC Music Center is located at 6605 Fifth Ave. North in St. Petersburg, FL 33710. For more information about Jovino, see http://www.jovisan.net/ . For info about O Som Do Jazz, see www.osomdojazz.com .

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