Airto Moreira made an immediate impact on the Americanjazz scene by being the first Brazilian percussionist to beplaying a lot of different instruments at the same time. Hebrought them all together ...

I discovered the work of Flora Purim and Airto Moreira when I was very young and have followed their careers with admiration ever since. I was introduced to them by Jom Tob Azulay, who invited me to ...

The partnership of master percussionist Airto Moreira and singer Flora Purim is the best-known and longest-running collaboration in Brazilian jazz. Theirs is also a duo with a deep sentimental ...

Two jazz forces meet for a magical jam session in the lively short documentary Resurrection! Airto Moreira and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Moreira, a world renowned Brazilian percussionist, meets ...

- "You mean you don't know what we are going to play?" They asked, smiling. - "That's right. I have no idea." I replied. * From the Killer Bees sleeve notes Airto Moreira's done some questionable ...

Most jazz fans have heard Airto Moreira, even if they do not recognise the name. The Brazilian percussionist has played with great jazz names like Miles Davis, Weather Report, Stan Getz, Chick Corea ...

One of the pioneer percussionists of jazz rock's golden age in the early 1970s, Airto Moreira continues to astonish his fans who know him simply as Airto. You can still catch him in prime form this ...

The annual visit of Brazil's most celebrated musical couple has become a small tropical oasis in the midst of the bleak northern European winter. As temperatures plummeted outside, the Moreira band ...

Brazilian percussionist/drummer with long time collaborator group Eyedentity perform a wide variety of styles such as Afro-Brazilian, Samba and Bossa Nova, straight ahead Jazz and funky Jazz Fusion ...

It's safe to say that Airto Moreira is a legend in music circles. His genius - a diffuse, organic and utterly irresistible style of percussion - has led him to work with some of the greatest musicians ...

Airto Moreira was born in 1941 in the small village of Itaiopolis - south Brasil, and was raised in Curitiba. Even before he could walk he would start shaking and banging on the floor every time the ...