Cyro Baptista was born in Brazil. His credits read like a Who’s Who of modern music. Cyro has toured Japan, South Africa, Europe and America with Herbie Hancock. He traveled the world on Paul Simon’s “Rhythm of the Saints” tour and appears on the ‘Concert in Central Park’ CD. He has performed and recorded with everyone from David Byrne, Kathleen Battle, Dr. John, Brian Eno, Robert Palmer, Melissa Etheridge, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, James Taylor, Michael Tilson Thomas, Daniel Barenboin, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Medesky Martin & Wood and Sting, as well as the outstanding Brazilian artists Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, Marisa Monte and Nana Vasconcelos.