photo by Jim Levitt
Claudio Roditi and Jovino Santos Neto, both born in Rio and now living in the US, were featured on the mainstage concert at the Ballard Jazz Festival last weekend and that concert will air on Jazz Northwest Sunday, May 2 at 1 PM PDT on 88-5 KPLU and kplu.org. Claudio Roditi, trumpet and Jovino Santos Neto, piano have crossed paths before, but this was their first opportunity to perform together in public and they did so for an enthusiastic overflow audience at the 2010 Ballard Jazz Festival mainstage concert at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle.
The Claudio Roditi Quartet ranges through Brazilian music, blues and bebop in this concert with Chuck Deardorf, bass and Mark Ivester, drums and percussion, They were also joined on stage by guest trumpeters Thomas Marriott and Chad McCullough for the finale.
Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88-5, KPLU and kplu.org. The program is broadcast on Sundays at 1 PM PDT and is also available as a podcast on Monday following the airdate at kplu.org/wilke.
(listen to audio preview below)