Samuel Quinto

Received the Medal 50th Anniversary United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in Brazil.

Samuel Quinto Feitosa FRSA (born September 5, 1973) is a Brazilian - Portuguese pianist of jazz, pop, gospel, and classical music, as well a conductor, music producer, composer, arranger, public speaker, educator, entrepreneur and writer who has lived in São Paulo since 2014. Quinto grew up in Salvador, where he developed his art mainly on piano. In 2018, he joined Ph.D. Digital Media Art, a program developed by the Department of Science and Technology - Portuguese Open University in partnership with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Algarve, both of which are renowned Portuguese public universities. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts - London, title that grants him to sign FRSA after the name, granted by the British Crown. In 2019 he takes over the music and performing arts direction of the United Nations Baptist Church in São Paulo, an invitation from Baptist pastor Luis Sayão. He was invited to be an Associate Professor at Laureate International Universities.

In 2004, Samuel Quinto moved to Portugal and began teaching jazz piano and Latin jazz in the city of Porto as well as participating in concerts and jazz festivals. He later formed his "Samuel Quinto Trio" and toured in Portugal and Spain. He was also pianist at the School of Ginasiano Dance (classical and modern ballet) in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. 

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 Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ESMAE) in undergraduate degree program in Jazz, as study material for training Jazz students. 

The second CD entitled "Salsa 'n Jazz", containing eight original compositions by Samuel Quinto, and the standard Stella by Starlight was launched in June 2009 at a concert in the city of Oporto, during his tour through Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and England. In this second work, Samuel was accompanied by another Brazilian - classically trained Marcos Borges on bass - and Manuel Santiesteban, Cuban drummer. 

In late 2009, Mr. Quinto designed the first Latin Jazz course for Jazz School North, Porto - the first professional school of Jazz accredited in Portugal and the only one in the Iberian Peninsula to have the course in Instrumental Professional Jazz at that time. In addition to being invited to be the artistic director of one of the most traditional jazz Portuguese clubs, B-flat. 

His first symphonic composition, written in 2011, was the Symphony No. 1 in A flat Major "Pascha Aeternam" for the Orchestra, Chorus and soloists in 4 parts, that has emphasis on Easter.

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 (unfinished). 

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. 

Still in 2015 becomes the newest pianist representative Fritz Dobbert/Kawai pianos mark with a debut concert at Teatro Gazeta in São Paulo and DVD recording Solo Performance - Latin Jazz. 

Finished in March 2016 his first book "Improvising is very easy! Jazz in a easy way" by Chiado Publishing.

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