Samuel Quinto FRSA

Samuel Quinto Feitosa, FRSA (born September 5, 1973) is a Brazilian pianist of jazz, pop, gospel, and classical music, as well a music producer, composer, arranger, educator, and writer who has lived in Portugal since 2004. Quinto grew up in Salvador, where he developed his art mainly on piano.

Samuel Quinto was born in Belém, Pará, but grew up in Salvador, Bahia. From the age of seven, he developed his musical talent by virtue of contact with the piano through the gospel, accompanied Baptist Church who attended during childhood with his family in Salvador. Then Samuel took the first steps on piano in the family home, always without accompanying teachers, and developed his piano skills learning also, as an autodidact, harmony, reading and writing music and orchestration, musical composition, arranging for the church choir, which starts playing as a pianist at age 12.

In Europe

Samuel Quinto published his first CD “Latin Jazz Thrill” in 2007, in Portugal, with trio formation (Bass, Piano and Drums), which forms the core of his repertoire at various festivals and concerts during the years 2007 and 2008 in Portugal, and during his 2008 tour in which shows in cities like Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Heilbronn, Liege and Limoges; plus a special concert held in Salvador in partnership with the Catholic University of Salvador in June 2008. His compositions are used at the University of Porto (ESMAE) in undergraduate degree in Jazz, as study material in training Jazz students.

The second CD entitled “Salsa 'n Jazz”, containing eight original compositions by Samuel Quinto, and the standard Stella by Starlight, is launched in June 2009 with a concert in the city of Oporto, and concomitant release of his new tour, even more comprehensive, which passed through Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and England. In this second work, Samuel was accompanied by another Brazilian, classical training, Marcos Borges on bass and Manuel Santiesteban, Cuban, graduated in drums in Havana, Cuba.

Founded the first course of Latin Jazz at Jazz School North, Porto - first professional school of Jazz accredited in Portugal and one in the Iberian Peninsula to have the course Instrumentalist Professional Jazz until then. In addition to being invited to be the artistic director of one of the most traditional jazz Portuguese clubs, B-flat.

Samuel has also been invited to conduct workshops in the field of Jazz, Latin Jazz Composition and Arrangement both in Brazil and in Europe. But his musical talent is not just to jazz, having just been ballet body pianist, began to develop the scholarly side until then asleep in his music. Inspired by great composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Brahms and others, initiated compositions to accompany the ballet on spectacles, as well as for orchestra and choir.

His first symphonic composition, composed in 2011, was the Symphony No. 1 in A flat Major “Pascha Aeternam” which is founded for Orchestra, Chorus and soloists in 4 suits, that has emphasis on Easter. Also teaches Master Class and Christmas Concert in Joinville and Salvador, Brazil.

In Brazil

In 2012 he returned to Brazil leaving momentarily aside his career as a concert performer and educator for Music Minister at the Second Baptist Church in Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte. He wrote the Christmas Oratorio for Choir in 5 suits and Symphony; his second symphony, the Symphony 2 in C Minor, titled “Symphony Lightly Beautiful” for choir and Orchestra in five suits, yet the Motet angelic, inspired by the motets of Bruckner to 5 suits; string Quartet; Opera Samson and Delilah.

In 2013, he adapted the Symphony No. 1 for the opera format. Opera Pascha Aeternam said in its structure with theater, classical and modern ballet, choir and soloists a total staff of 148 people, and it was presented at the Second Baptist Church in Mossoro, as well as the Municipal Theater Dix-Huit Rosado for a total estimated audience more than 1,500 people, receiving rave reviews in RN state newspapers.

Later this year, composed minuets, inspired by Bach preludes, anthem for Police National Penitentiary, the Tango to Mossoro (dedicated to the city dwellers), Blues Carol (Jazz Ballad for solo piano), and worked on arrangements for various pop songs gospel, including arrangements for choir Sacrum.

At the end of 2013, Samuel Quinto was invited to work as a music minister of the First Baptist Church of Mogi das Cruzes where he served as conductor, educator, producer, composer and arranger end of 2015.

In April 2015, he performed the Opera Pascha Aeternam with members of the First Baptist Church, new form and great impact in the city as well in local newspapers.

Still in 2015 becomes the newest pianist representative Fritz Dobbert pianos mark with a debut concert at Teatro Gazeta in São Paulo and DVD recording Solo Performance - Latin Jazz. Currently turned his pianist career back, releases his DVD Latin Jazz Piano Solo - Live in São Paulo, performing in Brazil and Europe. Finished in March 2016 his first book called “Improvisar é muito fácil!”

RSA and International Federations

He is a member of the International Council for Traditional Music, a non-governmental organization in formal consultative relations with UNESCO; member of the American Council of Piano Performers, senior member of the National Federation of Music Clubs the only music organization member of the United Nations. Samuel was invited to become the first international member of the Pennsylvania Federation of Music Clubs - PFMC.

In April 2016 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) based in London.