Airto Moreira
percussionist
Brazil • b. 1941-08-05
Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a member of the Brazilian ensemble Quarteto Novo, he moved to the United States and worked in jazz fusion with Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Weather Report and Santana.
Bio from Wikipedia
Known for
Credited on 6,264 releases.
Frequent collaborators: Various, Miles Davis, Flora Purim, Airto, Chick Corea, George Duke.
Around the web
Airto Moreira on Gatefold — the second screen for vinyl, CD, and cassette collectors.