Composer
Airto Moreira
Brazilian drummer and percussionist
b. 1941
5 works in the index
- Born
- 1941
- Birthplace
- Itaiópolis
- Citizenship / historical state
- Brazil
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- percussionist; jazz musician; composer; musician
- Instruments played
- drum kit; voice; berimbau; percussion instrument
- Genres
- jazz
- Awards
- Order of Rio Branco
- Official website
- http://www.airto.com
- Languages used
- Portuguese; Brazilian Portuguese; English
- VIAF ID
- 74038366
- ISNI
- 0000000115116207
- GND ID
- 134466217
- Library of Congress ID
- n85006623
- MusicBrainz ID
- dd2abaa1-0b73-4ded-82ed-c80cce8d6378
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- Jazz, world
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 5
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatelio | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Bebe - B-flat Instruments | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Bebe - E-flat Instruments | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Bebe - C Instruments | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Misturada | — | — | — | — | world | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 74038366. Portrait: Daniel Shen Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.