Airto Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian Jazz percussionist and musician. He currently resides in Los Angeles. August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

History

Early life

Airto Moreira was born in Itaiopolis, Brazil, and raised in Curitiba and Sao Paulo. Showing an extraordinary talent for music at a young age, he became a professional musician at age 13, and his first landmark recording was Quarteto Novo with Hermeto Pascoal in 1967. Shortly after, he followed his wife Flora Purim to the United States. Curitiba seen from above Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. In 2005 it had a population of approximately 1,757,904 people. ... This article is about the Brazilian state, São Paulo. ... Hermeto Pascoal is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist born in Arapiraca, countryside of Alagoas (Northeast Brazil). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Flora Purim is a Jewish Brazilian jazz singer known mainly for her work in jazz fusion. ...

In the USA

After moving to the USA, Airto began playing regularly with Jazz musicians in New York. One of these, Joe Zawinul, introduced him to Miles Davis with whom Airto played for some time. Shortly afterwards, Airto joined Zawinul's new project, Weather Report but before they recorded anything, he moved to join Chick Corea's band Return to Forever. He played drums on Return to Forever's first two albums, self titled debut album and Light as a Feather, that are these days regarded among the most classic electric jazz recordings. Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Josef Erich Zawinul (born July 7, 1932 in Vienna, Austria) is a jazz keyboardist and composer. ... Davis 1959 album Kind of Blue, likely the best-selling jazz album ever. ... Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and 1980s. ... Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer. ... Return to Forever was a name for various jazz fusion bands that were founded and led by keyboardist Chick Corea with bassist Stanley Clarke. ... Return to Forever (1972) is a jazz fusion album by Chick Corea and Return to Forever, and the groups debut album. ... Light as a Feather (1972) is the second studio album of fusion band Return to Forever. ...

Performances

Airto has also played with many of the greatest names in Jazz including Cannonball Adderley, Lee Morgan, Paul Desmond, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, Keith Jarrett, Zakir Hussain and Mickey Hart. He also has played with symphonic orchestras and as a solo percussionist, and during live performances often includes a samba solo, where he emulates the sound of an entire band using just a single pandeiro. Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 - August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida was a jazz saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Lee Morgan Lee Morgan (born July 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-died February 19, 1972 in New York City) was a hard bop trumpeter. ... Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck, October 8, 1954. ... Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter in the 1960s quintet Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. ... Dave Holland (born October 1, 1946) is a jazz bassist and composer. ... Jack DeJohnette (born 1942 in Chicago) is a drummer and pianist, recognized as one of the foremost jazz musicians since the 1960s. ... John McLaughlin (born January 4, 1942), also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Yorkshire in England. ... Keith Jarrett, The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is known as one of the two drummers from the rock band the Grateful Dead. ... Samba may have one of the following meanings. ... The pandeiro (pronounced: pan-DEH-ruh), similar to the Tambourine, is a small, hand-held Brazilian percussion instrument. ...

Among his many later projects, he played at the re-opening of the Library of Alexandria, Egypt, and he taught at UCLA and California Brazil Camp. This article or section contains inappropriate citations. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... An annual music education event held in the redwoods of Cazadeiro, California near the Russian River. ...

In addition to jazz concerts and recordings, he has regularly composed and contributed music to film and television, including scores for Apocalypse Now, and Last Tango in Paris. Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script by John Milius (rewritten by Coppola) which was inspired by Joseph Conrads classic novella Heart of Darkness. ... Last Tango in Paris (Italian: Ultimo tango a Parigi, French: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1972 film which tells the story of an American widower who is drawn into a sexual relationship with a soon-to-be-married Parisian woman. ...

Awards

• Airto was voted the number one percussionist of the year by “Down Beat Magazine” nine times since 1973^[1].
• In September of 2002, Brazil’s President Fernando Henrique Cardoso named Airto Moreira and Flora Purim to the “Order of Rio Branco”, one of Brazil's highest honors.

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Recordings

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• Natural Feelings (CD 1970 One Way, Flora Purim, Hermeto Pascoal, Ron Carter, Sivuca)
• Seeds on the Ground (CD 1971 One Way, Flora Purim, Dom Um Romão, Hermeto Pasocal, Ron Carter, Severino de Oliveira, Sivuca)
• Fingers (CD 1972 Vivid Sound Corp. Flora Purim, David Amaro, Hugo Fattoruso, Jorge Fattoruso, Ringo Thielmann)
• Free (CD 1972 CTI/CBS, Flora Purim, Alan Rubin, Burt Collins, Chick Corea, Garnett Brown, George Benson, Hubert Laws, Jay Berliner,Joe Farrell, Joe Wallace, Keith Jarrett, Mel Davis, Nelson Ayers, Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Wayne Andre)
• Virgin Land (CD 1974 Salvation, Flora Purim, Alex Blake, David Amaro, Eddie Daniels, Gabriel DeLorme, George Duke, George Marge, Jane Taylor, Kenny Ascher, Milcho Leviev, Stanley Clarke)
• Identity (CD 1975, Flora Purim, David Amaro, Egberto Gismonti, Herbie Hancock, John Heard, John Williams, Luis Johnson, Raul de Souza, Roberto, Ted Lo, Wayne Shorter)
• Promises of the Sun (LP 1976 Arista, Flora Purim, Hugo Fattoruso, Milton Nascimento, Novelli, Raul de Souza, Toninho Horta)
• I'm Fine, How Are You? (CD 1977 Warner Music Japan, Flora Purim, Abraham Laboriel, Byron Miller, Charle Icarus Johnson, Hugo Fattoruso, Jaco Pastorius, Laudir de Oliveira, Manolo Badrena, Oscar Castro Neves, Raul de Souza, Ruben Rada, Tom Scott)
• Touching You… Touching Me (CD 1979 Warner Music Japan, Flora Purim, Al Ciner, Alphonso Johnson, Bayette, George Duke, George Sopuch, Herb Alpert, Hugo Fattoruso, Joe Farrell, Jose Bertrami, Laudir de Oliveira, Manolo Badrena, Marcos Valle, Michael Boddicker, Nivaldo Ornellas, Peter Bunetta, Richard Feldman, The Sweet Inspirations)
• Misa Espiritual:Airto's Brazilian Mass (LP 1984 Harmonia Mundi, Gil Evans, WDR Big Band, WDR Strings, Marcos Silva)
• Latino: Aqui Se Puede (CD 1986 Montuno, Flora Purim, Alphonso Johnson, Cachete Maldonado, Donaldo Alias, Frank Colon, Geni da Silva, Giovanni Hidalgo, Jeff Elliot, Joe Farrell, Jorge Dalto, Kei Akagi, Keith Jones, Larry Nass, Laudir de Oliveira, Oscar Castro Neves, Rafael Jose, Raul de Souza, Tite Curet Alonso, Tony Moreno)
• Samba De Flora (CD 1988 Montuno, Flora Purim, Alphonso Johnson, Angel Maldonado, Bruce Bigenho, David Tolegian, Dom Camardella, Don Alias, Frank Colon, Giovanni Hidalgo, Jeff Eliot, Jill Avery, Joe Farell, Jorge Dalto, Kei Akagi, Keith Jones, Larry Nass, Laudir de Oliveira, Luiz Munoz, Michael Shapiro, Rafael Jose, Randy Tico, Raul de Souza, Roland Bautista, Rolando Gingras, Tony Moreno)
• Struck by Lightning (CD 1989 Venture, Flora Purim, Bob Harrison, Chick Corea, Gary Meek, Herbie Hancock, Jose Neto, Junior Homrich, Marcos Silva, Mark Egan, Mike Shapiro, Randy Tico, Stanley Clarke)
• Killer Bees (CD 1989 B&W, Flora Purim, Chick Corea, Gary Meek, Herbie Hancock, Hiram Bullock, Mark Egan, Stanley Clarke)
• The Other Side of This (CD 1992 Rykodisc, Flora Purim, Amrita Blain, Babatunde Olatunji, Caryl Ohrbach, Cheryl McEnaney, Diana Booker, Dr.Verna Yater, Frank Colon, Giovanni Hidalgo, Jana Holmer, Justine Toms, K.C.Ross, Kitaro, Leah Martino, Margaret Barkely, Margie Clark, Mickey Hart, Rose Solomon, Sedonia Cahill, T.H.'Vikku' Vinayakram, Zakir Hussain)
• Revenge of the Killer Bees (remix) (CD 1998 Electric Melt, Flora Purim, Chick Corea, Gary Meek, Herbie Hancock, Hiram Bullock, Mark Egan, Stanley Clarke)
• Homeless (CD 1999 Melt 2000, TBA)
• Code: Brasil Target: Recife (CD 1999 Melt 2000, TBA)

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Family Ties

Airto is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and his daughter Dianna Moreira is also a singer. Flora Purim is a Jewish Brazilian jazz singer known mainly for her work in jazz fusion. ...

External links

1. ↑  Downbeat Magazine www.downbeat.com
2. ↑  Airto's Official Website www.airto.com