I discovered the work of Flora Purim and Airto Moreira when I was very young and have followed their careers with admiration ever since. I was introduced to them by Jom Tob Azulay, who invited me to ...

Once ubiquitous in the territory where jazz traditionalists and questing rockers would meet to tap their feet, the husband-and-wife team of Airto Moriera and Flora Purim hasn't been heard from all ...

One of the all-time greats of Brazilian jazz fusion, Flora Purim, returns with her first studio album in over 15 years, 'If You Will', released on Strut on 29th April. Conceived as a celebration of ...

Everyone loves a great comeback, and, after a lengthy hiatus, Flora Purim obliges with If You Will, the Brazilian's first studio album since Flora's Song (Narada, 2005). Released to coincide with her ...

Thanks to Narada, Milwaukee now has a connection with one of Brazil's greatest living performers. Flora Purim, who appears at Jazz in the Park, Thurs., July 25 for a free concert, recently released a ...

The Brazilian husband-and-wife team of Airto Moreira and Flora Purim has been a presence in jazz for more than three decades. Working individually or in tandem with some of the music’s finest ...

The musician, now 80, looks back at her time with Chick Corea and Carlos Santana as she prepares to release her first album in 17 years. By Brad Farberman Once, at a Miles Davis concert, Flora Purim ...

Flora Purim, 80, is a Brazilian jazz singer and composer who pioneered world music and tonal jazz vocals in Chick Corea’s Return to Forever fusion band in the early 1970s. Her new album is “If You ...

(JTA) — This year’s slate of Jewish Grammy nominees offers a little something for everyone. The nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards, announced on Tuesday, include prominent Jewish names from pop and ...

Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, helped re-ignite America's love of Brazilian music with their inspired Brazilian jazz music way back in the 70's. Their work with Chick Corea and others is still fondly ...

Flora Purim burst onto the scene in the early 70s as a member of Chick Corea’s original Return to Forever. With her fleshy good looks, a husky voice buoyed by the crisp rhythms of her native Brazil ...