Azymuth

Azymuth is a globally renowned, highly influential Brazilian jazz-funk trio founded in the early 1970s. Not to be confused with the British group Azimuth, their breezy fusion of electric jazz, pop, MPB, samba, tropical disco, and electronic music has influenced three generations of musicians, DJs, and producers. The original trio of José Roberto Bertrami on acoustic piano and keyboards, Alex Malheiros on bass, and Ivan Conti on drums, called their music "samba doido," which means "crazy samba." The actual sounds were not so crazy, but their intelligent, high-voltage blend of B...