{"id":127935,"date":"2026-02-19T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=127935"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:30:24","slug":"jota-p-quinteto-masimas-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/event\/jota-p-quinteto-masimas-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Jota P Quinteto – MASiMAS FESTIVAL 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joao Paulo (Jota P)<\/strong> saxophone & flute \u00b7 Luis Gustavo<\/strong> drums \u00b7 Tom Cykman<\/strong> electric guitar \u00b7 Luiz Gabriel<\/strong> trumpet \u00b7 Gabriel Biel<\/strong> electric bass<\/p>\n

Jota P \u2014 Brazilian Saxophone and the Unforgettable Legacy of Hermeto<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jota P<\/strong> is one of the most distinctive saxophonists in the contemporary Brazilian scene. A key member of Hermeto Pascoal\u2019s<\/strong> group, with whom he won two Latin Grammys<\/strong> and performed in over twenty countries, his music combines high-level technique with uncommon expressive freedom, always grounded in rhythm and experimentation.<\/p>\n

With his own quintet, Jota P<\/strong> develops a personal language that crosses jazz with Brazilian and South American rhythms, moving away from predictable formulas. He has worked with essential figures such as Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Arthur Verocai, Fil\u00f3 Machado, Michael Pipoquinha, Banda Black Rio, Raul de Souza,<\/strong> and Maur\u00edcio Einhorn<\/strong>, establishing a remarkable career.<\/p>\n

His albums feature special collaborations with H\u00e9ctor Costita, Gabriel Grossi,<\/strong> and Hermeto Pascoal<\/strong> himself, and are noted for their organic sound, complex rhythms, and a very defined identity. About Hermeto<\/strong>, Jota P<\/strong> expresses it clearly: \u201cI think his music is immortal and timeless. Musicians still haven\u2019t truly discovered his music because they are used to the jazz aesthetic of \u2018theme\u2013improvisation\u2013theme,\u2019 whereas Hermeto\u2019s music requires more practice because it is more difficult. Here in Brazil, few musicians delve deeply into his work, and I think that\u2019s the reason.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This concert includes a tribute to Hermeto Pascoal<\/strong>, on the anniversary of his passing, with performances of previously unrecorded compositions that highlight the creative and spiritual dimension of his legacy. The influence goes beyond music: \u201c[Thanks to Hermeto], I learned that we must have our own personality, feel free in music, that \u2018bad music\u2019 doesn\u2019t exist, and we must believe in our ideas. Spiritually, Hermeto was always one step ahead; he had an understanding of spirituality that I cannot explain, but that I continue to feel with me every day.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Why shouldn\u2019t you miss him?<\/strong>
Because Jota P<\/strong> embodies the living heritage of Hermeto Pascoal<\/strong> brought into the present: demanding, free, and deeply human music, where virtuosity serves exploration and emotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joao Paulo (Jota P) saxophone & flute \u00b7 Luis Gustavo drums \u00b7 Tom Cykman electric guitar \u00b7 Luiz Gabriel trumpet \u00b7 Gabriel Biel electric bass Jota P \u2014 Brazilian Saxophone […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":127936,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[289,109,290],"estado_evento":[],"tribe_events_cat":[52],"class_list":["post-127935","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-brazilian-jazz","tag-latin-jazz","tag-musica-universal","tribe_events_cat-concert","cat_concert"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/127935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/127935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129712,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/127935\/revisions\/129712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127935"},{"taxonomy":"estado_evento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/estado_evento?post=127935"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=127935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}