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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Jive (part 1); Butterfly Dreams; Dindi; Summer Night; Love Reborn; Moon Dreams; Dr. Jive (part 2); Light as a Feather. Flora Purim: vocals; Joe Henderson: flute ...

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 ...