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| Flora Purim and Airto at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola presents the incomparable duo of Flora Purim and Airto, joined by the stellar saxophonist Eric Alexander. The world renowned vocalist and percussionist have been highly influential artists for more than three decades. Look for their new recordings Life After That, and Flora's Song, both on Narada. Next week, veteran drummer Louis Hayes leads the Cannonball Adderley Legac! y Band, featuring trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, saxophonist Vincent Herring and vocalist Paula West. March 28-April 2 7:30pm & 9:30pm w/additional 11:30pm set on Friday only Flora Purim and Airto With Eric Alexander, Helio Alves and Nilson Matta. Flora Purim (vocals), Airto (drums, percussion), Helio Alves (piano), Nilson Matta (bass), Eric Alexander (tenor sax) The most high-profile and influential percussionist of the last three decades, 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, appearing on several records (most notably Live Evil). He worked with Lee Morgan for a bit in 1971, was an original member of Weather Report, and in 1972 was part of Chick Corea's initial version of Return to Forever with Flora Purim; he and Corea also recorded the classic Captain Marvel with Stan Getz. By 1973, Airto was famous enough to have his own group, which was signed to CTI and appeared on Purim's sessions. Airto remains a much in demand player throughout the world. His newest recording is Life After That, on Narada. www.airto.com Influenced by both traditional Brazilian singers and the improvisations of American jazz divas like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Flora Purim was one of the most adventurous singers of the 1970s. Though she worked with Stan Getz and pianist Duke Pearson before the decade ended, it wasn't until joining Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Stanley Clarke, and Moreira in the original Return to Forever in 1972 that she became well known in the States. Purim displayed her brilliance on Forever classics like "500 Miles High" and "Light As a Feather" and has grown into an artist of world-renown since she went solo with 1973's Butterfly Dreams. Purim's newest recording is Flora's Song, on Narada. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |