Airto Moreira
Brazil
Born: 05 August 1941
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Latin, Jazz, International
Styles: World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Fusion, Brazilian Pop, Latin America, Latin America, Latin Pop., Brazilian Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Crossover Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Afro-Brazilian, MPB, Worldbeat, Latin Jazz
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The most high-profile percussionist of the 1970s and still among the most famous, Airto Moreira (often simply known by his first name) helped make percussion an essential part of many modern jazz groups; his tambourine solos can border on the amazing. Airto originally studied guitar and piano before becoming a percussionist. He played locally in Brazil, collected and studied over 120 different percussion instruments, and in 1968 moved to the U.S. with his wife, singer Flora Purim. Airto played with Miles Davis during part of 1969-1970, appearin...
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- Chick Corea (111)
- Weather Report (35)
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- Return to Forever (10)
- Flora Purim (6)
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Influenced by
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- Stan Getz (185)
- John Coltrane (110)
- Bill Evans (88)
- Ray Charles (49)
- Wes Montgomery (30)
- Wayne Shorter (23)
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- Billy Cobham (31)
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- Wayne Shorter (23)
- Hubert laws (13)
- Kruder & Dorfmeister (10)
- Cyro Baptista (3)
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- Herbie Hancock (61)
- Stanley Clarke (55)
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