Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the

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style. She became prominent for her part in

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with

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and

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. She has recorded and performed with numerous artists, including

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

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, Opa,

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of the

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, and her husband

Airto Moreira Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer 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 ...

. In 2002, Purim was the recipient of one of Brazil's highest awards, the 2002 Ordem do Rio Branco for Lifetime Achievement. She has been called "The Queen of Brazilian Jazz".

Early life

Purim was born in

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, Brazil, to Jewish parents who were classical musicians. Her father Naum Purim played violin and her mother Rachel Vaisberg was a pianist. When her father was out of the house, her mother played jazz.Melt2000: Flora Purim (bio)

She would bring home those 78 vinyl RPMs and when my father was at work, she would play them. That was how I got exposed to jazz music... basically listening to
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,
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, and
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. But also a lot of piano players, such as
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,
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and
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, those were my mother's favorites."Flora Purim – Queen of Brazilian Jazz", interview by Beatrice Richardson, ''Jazz Review'', 29 January 2011.
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Career

Purim began her career in Brazil during the early 1960s. During this period, she made a recording, entitled ''Flora e M.P.M.'', in which she sang

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standards of the day by

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and

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. Later in the 1960s, Purim was lead singer for the Quarteto Novo, led by

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and

. After reaching young adulthood, Purim mixed jazz with radical

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s to defy the repressive Brazilian government of that time. A 1964

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led to censorship of song lyrics, and she later commented on this period of her life as follows: "I wanted to leave Brazil. There's a river there called the San Francisco River. I used to sing to the river, that, as it flowed out to the ocean, it would take me to America." Shortly before leaving Brazil, Purim and

married. Around 1971, their daughter Diana Booker was born. In 1998, Diana married Krishna Booker, son of jazz bassist

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, nephew of saxophonist

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and godson of pianist

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.LA Music Academy instructors
Diana later described life with her parents as "

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up on the road traveling the world like a gypsy". Arriving in New York in 1967, Purim and Moreira became immersed in the emerging Electric Jazz. They toured Europe with

and

. Brazilian musician

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taught Purim to read and write music in Los Angeles in the late 1960s. In 1972, alongside

and

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, they were, for the first two albums, members of

's fusion band

, which released first a self-titled album, ''

'', in 1972, followed the same year as ''

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''; both received glowing reviews. In 1973, Purim released her first solo album in the United States, titled ''

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''. It was well received, and soon after she was chosen by the ''

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'' reader's poll as one of the top five jazz singers. Purim also worked with

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and

at outdoor festivals and on jazz and classical albums through the 1970s. In the early 1970s, Purim was arrested and briefly incarcerated for

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possession. Throughout the 1970s, Purim released a string of albums for the

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label. She and her husband Airto were also involved with the Uruguayan band Opa (which means "hi" in Uruguay). While managed by Martin Pichinson, Purim collaborated in vocals in the band's second album ''Magic Time'', and in return, Opa played in "Corre Niña" on Flora's album ''Nothing Will Be as It Was... Tomorrow'' (

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). On the other side of the globe, her biggest solo hit in Asia, particularly in the

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, is "Angels". In the 1980s Purim toured with

's United Nation Orchestra, culminating with Gillespie's Grammy Award-winning album '' Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' released in 1990, and then in the 1990s sang on the Grammy Award-winning album '' Planet Drum'' by

, the former

drummer. Later in the 1990s Purim released her own album and world tour, ''Speed of Light'' starting with a month at

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, with a new band with contributions from

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, Freddie Ravel,

, David Zeiher, Walfredo Reyes Jr., Alphonso Johnson,

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, with important writing and performing contributions from Chill Factor and Purim's daughter Diana. Through the 1990s, Purim worked on a number of broader projects. One such project was a heavy

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group called "Fourth World", which consisted of her, her husband Airto Moreira,

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, Gary Brown, José Neto and

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. They released a number of albums and 12" singles: "Fourth World", "Encounters With the Fourth World", "Last Journey" and an album featuring remixes to their songs by several popular electronic DJs from around the world called ''Return Journey''. The band's last album release was in 2000. In 1996, Purim and her husband Airto collaborated with

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on the song "Non-Fiction Burning" for the AIDS-Benefit album ''

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'' produced by the

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The new

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saw the release of two recordings: ''Perpetual Emotion'' (2001) and a crossover homage to one of Brazil's great composers, ''Flora sings

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'' (2000). In 2002, during a residency at Ronnie Scott's in London, Purim and her husband Airto, collaborated with British producer

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and renowned flamenco guitarist

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on the latter's ''Camino Latino'' album. In 2005, she reunited with her old

bandleader,

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As of 2010, Purim is still actively touring. One of her major musical influences is the Brazilian musician

. Purim has said that Pascoal "play d/nowiki> the

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, flute, saxophone, percussion, and guitar. He is one of the most complete musicians that I ever met". He also helped train her voice. She also owes a great debt to

, discovering the

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style for which she is best known when Corea asked her to add vocals to some recordings of his compositions. Purim has a rare six-octave voice. Her vocal style is influenced by

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and

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, which drifts from lyrics to wordlessness without ever losing touch with the melody and rhythm. She expanded her vocal repertoire during early tours with

. While touring the world for three years with Gillespie's United Nation Orchestra in the 1980s, she broadened her repertoire to include traditional mainstream jazz,

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, and doing numbers in 4/4 time instead of the traditional Brazilian 2/4 beat. Purim has confided that, in recent decades, "There are two albums that are at my bedside. They are '' Miles Ahead'', the first collaboration between

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and

and '' Blow by Blow'', by

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. They are with me every night".

Personal life

Imprisonment and FCI Terminal Island concert

Purim was imprisoned at

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in August 1974 for cocaine possession; she was given the inmate number 2775. During her year and a half imprisonment from 1974 to 1976, she organized a concert on March 3, 1976, which brought in some famous musicians from the outside:

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and

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. Purim usually performed these concerts with little or no rehearsal time, for about an hour. One performance was broadcast on KBCA FM (105.1), an L.A.-based jazz station. Among the tunes they performed were Chick Corea's "Light as a Feather", "500 Miles High", and "Celebration Suite". This was the first time such a co-operation between civilians and inmates had ever taken place.

Faith

Purim's mother, Rachel Vaisberg, is Brazilian-Jewish. Her father, Naum Purim (1912—1992), was a Romanian Jewish immigrant from Moghilău, then part of the

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(now Ukraine). Her sister Yana Purim (Bernstein) is also a jazz singer. She also adheres to the

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thanks in large part to

. Gillespie's death in 1993 prompted Purim in 2002 to comment on his influence on her – "…I loved him also because he gave me a lot of insight and spirituality, he even gave me his praying book…"

Awards and honors

* 4-time winner ''

''′s Best Female Jazz Vocalist * 2-time Grammy nominee for Best Female Jazz Performance * Performed on 2 Grammy-winning albums – **

and the United Nation Orchestra – '' Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London (June 10, 1989)'' (1990) ( Best Jazz Album) **

's '' Planet Drum'' (1991) (

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) * In September 2002, Brazil's President

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named Purim and Moreira to the "

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", one of Brazil's highest honors for those who have significantly contributed to the promotion of Brazil's international relations.

Discography

As leader

* ''Flora E M.P.M.'' (RCA, 1964) * ''

'' (Milestone, 1973) * '' Stories to Tell'' (Milestone, 1974) * '' 500 Miles High'' (Milestone, 1974) * '' Open Your Eyes You Can Fly'' (Milestone, 1976) * ''

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'' (Milestone, 1977) * ''Nothing Will Be As It Was...Tomorrow'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''Everyday, Everynight'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''That's What She Said'' (Milestone, 1978) * ''Carry On'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * '' Däfos'' with Mickey Hart, Airto Moreira (Reference, 1983) * ''Humble People'' with Airto Moreira (Concord Jazz, 1985) * ''Three-Way Mirror'' with Airto Moreira (Reference, 1985) * ''The Magicians'' with Airto Moreira (Crossover, 1986) * ''The Colours of Life'' with Airto Moreira (In+Out, 1988) * ''The Midnight Sun'' (Venture, 1988) * ''The Sun Is Out'' with Airto Moreira (Crossover, 1989) * ''Queen of the Night'' (Sound Wave, 1992) * ''The Flight'' (B&W Music, 1994) * ''Speed of Light'' (B&W Music, 1995) * ''Flora Purim Sings Milton Nascimento'' (Narada, 2000) * ''Perpetual Emotion'' (Narada, 2000) * ''

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'' (Narada, 2002) * ''Flora's Song'' (Narada, 2005) * ''Nos Dois - Flora Purim Sings Milton Nascimento'' (2006) * ''Live in Berkeley'' with Airto Moreira (Airflow, 2012) * '' If You Will'' (Strut Records,2022) With

* ''Natural Feelings'' ( Buddah, 1970) * ''Seeds on the Ground'' (Buddah, 1971) * '' Free'' ( CTI, 1972) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1973) * ''

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'' (Salvation, 1974) * ''Identity'' (Arista, 1975) * ''Promises of the Sun'' (Arista, 1976) * '' I'm Fine, How Are You?'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''Touching You...Touching Me'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''Wings of Imagination'' (Concord, 2001) With Fourth World * '' Fourth World Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's'' (1992) * '' Fourth World'' (1993) * ''Fourth World ive' (1995) * ''Encounters of the Fourth World'' (1995) * ''Last Journey'' (1999)

As guest

and

, ''

'' (1972) * Chick Corea and Return to Forever, ''

'' (1972) *

, ''

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'' (1974) * Michael Franks, ''

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'' (1979) * George Duke, '' A Brazilian Love Affair'' (1980) * Naoya Matsuoka, Hidefumi Toki, ''Pacific Jam'' (1981) *

, '' Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (Enja, 1990) *

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, '' Infinita'' (2008) * Lawson Rollins, ''

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'' (2010) * Opa, '' Magic Time'' (1977) *

, '' Slaves Mass'' (1976) *

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, ''

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'' (1969) * Duke Pearson, ''

It Could Only Happen with You ''It Could Only Happen with You'' is the final album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances recorded in 1970 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1974.

'' (1970) *

and Airto, ''

'' (1996) *

Rhythm Devils The Rhythm Devils is a band led by former Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. Grateful Dead The Rhythm Devils had their origins as an informal but frequent fixture in the Grateful Dead concert repertoire starting in the mid-t ...

, '' The Apocalypse Now Sessions'' (1980) *

Joe Sample Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained ...

, ''Voices in the Rain'' (1981) *

, ''

Welcome A welcome is a kind of greeting designed to introduce a person to a new place or situation, and to make them feel at ease. The term can similarly be used to describe the feeling of being accepted on the part of the new person. In some context ...

'' (1973) * Santana, ''

Borboletta ''Borboletta'' is the sixth studio album by the American Latin rock band Santana. It is one of their jazz-funk-fusion oriented albums, along with ''Caravanserai'' (1972), and ''Welcome'' (1973). Non-band albums by Carlos Santana in this style a ...

'' (1974)

Filmography

As a leader

* 2006: ''Airto & Flora Purim: The Latin Jazz All-Stars''

As sidewoman

With

*'' Rhythmstick'' ( CTI, 1990) *'' Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (

Enja Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971. The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Ja ...

, 1990) With

Bobby Hutcherson Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album '' Components'', is one of his best-known compositions.Huey, Steve. "Components – Bob ...

*''Cool Summer'' (2006)

References

Sources

External links

* – official site *
Flora Purim
at Europe Jazz Network Musicians

and husband

Airto Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer 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 B ...

at Berkeley Agency
Flora Purim
photos at New England Jazz History Database
Flora Purim
video interview at

All About Jazz ''All About Jazz'' is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, ''Jazz Near ...

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