Mais Que Tudo: Live at Kerry Hall 1995

...a brilliant and intuitive keyboard player and flutist who explores jazz, classical and Brazilian traditional music with equal zeal.
The Seattle Times

Following a 15-year immersion into the vivid, kaleidoscopic world of the legendary Hermeto Pascoal's Group, pianist Jovino Santos Neto made his way from Rio de Janeiro to Seattle in 1993 to set up shop at the Cornish College of the Arts, a thriving incubator of eclectic creativity since the early 1900s. Within weeks he was initiating Seattle musicians into his unique blend of Brazilian, classical and jazz, and quickly formed a group with fellow faculty members to workshop his non-stop output of new compositions. This live recording captures the very first public performance of his now 30-year-old Quarteto, featuring Jovino's compositions unveiled to an enthusiastic crowd at Seattle's historic Kerry Hall on April 28, 1995. With Hans Teuber on saxophones and flute, Mark Ivester on drums and Chuck Deardorf on bass, the evening marks the beginning of a love affair between the city and the abundant force of Pascoal's legacy through his apprentice's exhilarating musical presence. Jovino discovered the tapes from the concert recently and saw the release of them as a fitting and loving tribute to Chuck Deardorf, who was a pivotal member of the ensemble until his passing in 2022.

"Everything Santos Neto plays feels like an affirmation of life, creativity and love."
Dora Stoutzker Hall, Cardiff, Seen and Heard International

Production Info:

Produced by Jovino Santos Neto
Recorded Live by John Burrough
at Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA on April 28, 1995
Mixed by Michael Anthony Shanks, Houston, TX
Mastered by Ed Brooks
at Resonant Mastering, Seattle, WA
Liner notes by Bruce Phares
Quarteto Photo by Ed Littlefield
Cover design & layout by John Bishop

Reviews of Mais Que Tudo: Live at Kerry Hall 1995

Paris Move (Thierry De Clemensat)
5-STARS Jovino Santos Neto: A Brazilian Jazz Master's First Seattle Chapter. Jovino Santos Neto stands as one of the most commanding figures in contemporary Brazilian jazz. Pianist, composer, arranger, and three-time Latin Grammy nominee, he is among the most significant Brazilian musicians of his generation. Now based in Seattle, Washington, h ...

Jazz Weekly (George W Harris)
Exciting Latin currents were stirred back in 1995 by pianist/composer Jovino Santos Neto and his team of Hans Teuber/fl-sax, Chuck Deardorf/b and Mark Ivester/dr captured live in concert at Seattle, Washington's Kerry Hall. Neto mixes and matches combos, going solo on a cozy "Happy Birthday Ariel!" and sizzling in trio format on "Hoping for the Day ...