Airto Moreira is steps away
Airto Moreira and most of humanity are within 6 degrees of each other. This matrix combines the small-world principle behind this fact with inter-artist recommendations-in-series. By this m.o., writers, musicians, filmmakers, quiltmakers, dancers, painters, multimedia artists, architects, sound designers, chefs, producers et al (see categories) across the planet are within close, discoverable steps of each other, and most of the world as well. 100% AI FREE
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Why again is Airto Moreira mere steps away from all other artists in here, and by extension, everybody on the planet?
WHO IS CURATING FROM HERE?
- Vertex/Edges Out by: The Matrix via ↴
Artist & Where
- Name: Airto Moreira
- City/Place: Santa Barbara, California
- Country: United States
- Hometown: Itaiópolis, Santa Catarina
Life & Work
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Bio:
Airto Moreira has made his home in the United States for decades, but Brazil has never left his hands. His first recording was the iconic Quarteto Novo, in a group including Hermeto Pascoal.
In the U.S. Airto met Joe Zawinul, who introduced him to Miles Davis, with whom Airto would play and record with over the next couple of years.
From Miles, Airto moved onto Weather Report with Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, and Miroslav Vitous, going on from there to join Chick Corea's Return to Forever as drummer, recording on the albums Return to Forever and Light as a Feather.
Airto has played and recorded with Cannonball Adderley, Lee Morgan, Paul Desmond, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, Keith Jarrett, Al Di Meola, Zakir Hussain, and George Duke, among others.
He's composed for film and television, including for the scores for Apocalypse Now and Last Tango in Paris, and he played at the re-opening of the Library of Alexandria, Egypt.
Airto lectured for three years at UCLA.
He's married to singer Flora Purim.
Contact Information
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Management/Booking:
Management/Publishing Administrator
A-Train Management:
E-mail: alevers@a-train.com
Phone: +1 510 893-4705
Fax: 510 893-4807
Production, Recordings and Public Relations
Airflow Productions, Inc.
12400 Ventura Blvd # 179
Studio City, CA 91604 USA
Phone: +1 818 506-8030
Fax: +1 818 506-8026
E-mail: airflow@silcom.com
Media & Markets
- ▶ Twitter: airto_flora
- ▶ Instagram: airtomoreiramusic
- ▶ Website: http://www.airto.com
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/AirflowP
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UCpzAQ9SBUSfOfBM0dRsciog
ABOUT THE MATRIX
This matrix is dedicated to creative artists and non-algorithmic discovery.
It was described (to some degree) and can be accessed via this article in British journal The Guardian (which named our radio of matrixed artists as one of ten best in the world):
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/17/10-best-music-radio-station-around-world
While the Brazilian musicians I work with now you may not know, I formerly worked (chasing unpaid royalties!) on behalf of Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Led Zeppelin, Jim Hall, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Philip Glass, The Cadillacs (Earl Carroll), The Flamingos (Zeke and Jake Carey), and others, including Oscar-winning world-class great-guy Robb Royer. I was interviewed by David Dye for broadcast on U.S. National Public Radio several years ago ... about the Brazilians:
- Randy "Pardal/Sparrow" Roberts
All is more connected than we know.
w/ David Dye for U.S. National Public Radio
The matrix was inspired in (the kabbalah-inspired fiction of) Borges' El Aleph, that in the pillar in Cairo's Mosque of Amr, where the universe in its entirety throughout all time is perceivable as an infinite hum from deep within the stone...
Our logo, per the "spirit" above, is a cortador de cana, a cane cutter. It was designed by Walter Mariano, professor of design at the Federal University of Bahia to reflect the origins of the music the shop specialized in. The Brazilian "aleph" doesn't hum... it dances and sings.
