Airto Moreira

Airto Moreira
Moreira in concert in 2007
Background information
Born
Airto Guimorvan Moreira

(1941-08-05) August 5, 1941
Itaiópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
GenresJazz, jazz fusion, Brazilian jazz, pop, baião
OccupationsMusician, bandleader, composer
InstrumentsDrums, percussion
Years active1954–present
LabelsOne Way, CTI, Arista, Warner Music Japan

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.

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