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.
[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.