Azimüth
Azimüth was born out of the bossa nova and jazz scenes in Rio de Janeiro in the 1960’s. Keyboard player and bandleader Jose Roberto Bertrami (RIP), drummer Ivan ‘Mamao’ Conti and bass player Alex Malheiros met during that time and recorded an album called ‘O Trio’ in 1968 under the name ‘Projeto 3’. ‘Projeto 3’ changed their name to ‘Azimuth’ after backing the recording of ‘O Fabuloso Fittipaldi’ for Marcos Valle in the early ’70’s – ‘Azimuth’ is a track title from that album. Their first recording under the new name was a four-track EP for Polydor in 1975. This was followed by their first full-length self-titled LP for Som Livre also in 1975. ‘Agua Nao Come Mosca’ came in 1977 and was also released outside Brazil – in the USA and Japan – by Atlantic Records. In 1979 they released ‘Light As A Feather’ for legendary US jazz label Milestone – it became one of the best-selling records of the year and features the all-time classic disco/fusion dancer ‘Jazz Carnival’. This isn’t our first time bringing the trio to Los Angeles. Back in ’08 we co presented an event with mochilla, with the generous contribution of Spaceland and VTech, we brought them to the Echoplex and in 09’ we copresented and produced Arthur Verocai’s “Timeless” concert (with mochilla) and brought Azymuth as part of the rhythm section. This time, we bring them back without Bertrami (RIP), but very much in tact.

We are so glad that Adrian, Ali, and ArtDontSleep brought us back gems from Brazil to share with us and the rest of Los Angeles. First surprise was the famous Brazilian Jazz funk trio Azymuth and they reminded us just how amazing music is worldwide and just how much it connects us all.

There was so much nostalgia and history behind Azymuth! We had the great honor and privilege of hosting them last night for the first ever #jazzestàmorto series. The Lodge Room was filled with richness, people from different walks of life to be apart of a historic LA moment. Thank you for the energy and #Azymuth for giving us two encores. We can still hear and feel the sounds of #JazzCarnival making everyone move to those Brazilian beats.

Next up, João Donato, and we have an incredibly special ensemble of LA musicians built around the maestro!

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Jazz Està Morto: Azimüth