A native of Venezuela, Marco Granados maintains an active international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. His diverse repertoire spans from classical to folk, with an emphasis on Latin-American music as his specialty. He has been a member of many critically acclaimed ensembles, among them the Quintet of the Americas and Triangulo (Latin American Chamber Trio). As a founding member of the Amerigo Ensemble, The Camerata Latinoamericana and the Granados/Abend Duo, Mr. Granados’ collaborations also include those with The Cuarteto Latinoamericano, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and with such distinguished artists as Paquito D'Rivera, flutist Ransom Wilson, harpist Nancy Allen, oboist Heinz Holliger, flutist William Bennett, as well as with soprano Renee Fleming and baritone Dwayne Croft. Recent performances include recitals at Wigmore Hall in London, tours of the US, Slovenia and South Africa. He has also performed at many summer music festivals including Moab, Chautauqua and the Colorado Music Festival in addition to the Caramoor International Music Festival. Mr. Granados is Music Advisor to Caramoor’s Latin American Music Initiative: Sonidos Latinos.

In his native country, Mr. Granados has performed with many of the leading Symphony Orchestras, premiering both the Jacques Ibert and Aram Khachaturian flute concerti with the Maracaibo and Venezuelan Symphony Orchestras, respectively. He also gave the South American premiere of the Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Mexican composer Samuel Zyman with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Lima in Peru. Past solo engagements have included a special invitation in 1986 by the Mayor of New York City to perform for Placido Domingo at Gracie Mansion. In recital, he made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 1991. Since then, he has performed recitals in the United States, Canada, South America and the Caribbean. The first musician to have appeared as soloist for three consecutive seasons with the New York City Symphony at Alice Tully Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, Mr. Granados has also appeared as soloist with Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York, members of the Cleveland Orchestra, The Juilliard Chamber Orchestra, the Haydn Festival Orchestra of Maine and L’Orchestra in the Berkshires, among others.

On radio broadcasts, Mr. Granados was featured nationwide in 1996 on National Public Radio's Performance Today with Camerata Latinoamericana, and recently presented a program of Venezuelan and Latin-American music on Around New York with host Fred Child of WNYC. Other radio appearances include live performances on WQXR in New York City. As a recording artist, he has appeared on such labels as CRI, Chesky Records, MMC Records, Koch World and XLNT Records. Mr. Granados has toured the United States on several occasions with the Quintet of the Americas, with performances at Carnegie Hall, The Bermuda International Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, Alice Tully Hall in New York City, and in many university concert series. As an artist-in-residence at Northwestern University in Chicago, he has given recitals and concerts with Elena Abend as well as with the Quintet of the Americas.

Recordings by Mr. Granados include “Music of Venezuela”, Virtuoso Flute music by living Venezuelan composers; “Luna”, a romantic serenade of songs from Venezuela and South America for flute and guitar; “Tango Dreams”, a compilation of works by Astor Piazzolla, and “Amanecer”, a collection of Venezuelan flute favorites. A devoted educator, he travels the world teaching children about the wonder of creation, through his composition workshops. Mr. Granados has just (2010-11) been appointed to the Faculty of the Longy School of Music in Boston.

A master pianist, composer, arranger, flutist, and player of a multitude of other instruments including the melodica and the accordion, Jovino Santos Neto is one of the top Brazilian musicians working today. Currently based in Seattle, Washington, Jovino Santos Neto has throughout his career been closely affiliated with the Brazilian master Hermeto Pascoal. He was an integral part of Pascoal's group from 1977-1992 where he fine tuned his artistry and co-produced several legendary records during that time. His relationship with Hermeto Pascoal continues as his mentor figures prominently in his recent recordings. Jovino is a three-time Latin Grammy nominee (2004, 2006 and 2009).

Jovino has received commissions by the IAJE, ASCAP, CMA/Doris Duke Foundation, Jack Straw Foundation, Seattle Arts Commission, Artist Trust and Meet the Composer. He was the recipient of a Golden Ear Award as the Best Jazz Instrumentalist of the Pacific Northwest in 2004.

In 2006 Jovino was awarded a grant from Petrobras, the Brazilian State Oil Company, to research, compose and record a new work inspired by the musical universe of Northeastern Brazil. The resulting CD, "Alma do Nordeste" (Soul of the Northeast) was released in 2008 in Brazil and in the US. It features some of the best musicians in Brazil and once again solidifies Jovino's reputation as one of the most creative composers and musicians in activity today.

Since moving to Seattle in 1993, Jovino Santos Neto has continued to tour the world and record prolifically. From 1994-1997 he was a prominent member of Flora Purim's and Airto Moreira's Fourth World. In addition he has recorded multiple CD's with his Seattle group, made a masterful CD with Mandolinist Mike Marshall, and in 2006 returned to his native Rio De Janeiro to record his CD "Roda Carioca (Rio Circle)" with an all Brazilian All-Star lineup with special guests Joyce on vocals, and Hermeto Pascoal on multiple instruments, and several other notable Brazilian session musicians and long time colleagues. In addition, he teaches piano and composition at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and gives lectures worldwide on the music of his country. Jovino Santos Neto is living proof of the fact that the music coming from Brazil is among the most creative in the world.