Don Airey

Don Airey
Don Airey performing with Deep Purple in 2024
Don Airey performing with Deep Purple in 2024
Background information
Birth nameDonald Smith Airey
Born (1948-06-21) 21 June 1948 (age 76)
Sunderland, England
GenresRock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentKeyboards
Years active1969–present
Member ofDeep Purple
Formerly ofRainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Gary Moore, Glenn Tipton, Judas Priest, Wishbone Ash, Whitesnake, Ten, Jethro Tull, ELO Part II, Hollywood Monsters, Divlje jagode

Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Colosseum II, Ten, Sinner, Michael Schenker, Rainbow, Empire, Brian May, Divlje jagode and Living Loud. He has also worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber.