2026 Jazz Festival – Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto

https://orcascenter.ludus.com/200540532 Orcas Island Jazz Festival Presents: Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto Friday, September 4th at 7pm – Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto (https://orcascenter.org/event/jf26-jsnq/) Saturday, September 5th at 7pm – Paradise Jazz Band (https://orcascenter.org/event/26jf-tc/) Sunday, September 6th at 7pm – Martin Lund & The Off-Island All-Stars (https://orcascenter.org/event/jf26-mlas/) Tiered Ticket Pricing (https://orcascenter.org/ticket-prices/): $70, $35, $25 and $10 Student/Senior/Veteran Ticket Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto Formed in 1993, the Latin Grammy-nominated Quinteto has become one of the most important creative music ensembles of the West Coast. Performing Jovino’s original arrangements and compositions, its members excel in near-telepathic musical interactions, modern harmonic journeys, deep lyricism and high energy Brazilian grooves that never fail to excite audiences. Voted several times as Best Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the year by readers of Earshot Jazz Magazine. With Ben Thomas on vibraphone and bandoneon, Tim Carey on acoustic and electric basses, Mark Ivester on drums, and Jeff Busch on percussion, plus Jovino on piano, flute and melodica. Orcas Island Jazz Festival The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF), Orcas Island’s premier jazz event, lights up Orcas Center for three days every Labor Day weekend. OIJF is dedicated to celebrating and sharing the music of jazz with the Orcas Island community and visitors, to introducing this quintessential American art form to new young audiences through education and performance, and to raising appreciation for the art of jazz in all audiences. As a program of Orcas Center under the artistic direction of Martin Lund, OIJF consistently showcases superb jazz. Each year at this Festival audiences enjoy some of the most highly regarded jazz artists working today. http://orcascenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/OIJF-Grantors.jpg Partial funding for Orcas Island Jazz Festival is provided by the Washington State Department of Commerce and administered by Washington Festivals and Events Association in collaboration with the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA). https://orcascenter.ludus.com/200540532