Azymuth is a Brazilian jazz-fusion-samba-funk trio formed in 1973. The original band members were the now late Jose Roberto Bertrami (keyboards), plus Alex Malheiros (bass, guitars), and Ivan Conti (drums, percussion). They had several songs that became hits, played as themes for TV shows in Brazil. From 1979 to 1988, they released many albums for Milestone Records. They also had a major hit single with "Jazz Carnival".  It peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1980. Since the mid-1990s, they have released albums on the London based Far Out Recordings label, remaining based in Brazil, and continuing to tour in Europe. Since the advent of the remix, many of Azymuth's songs have been redone by a wide range of artists and musicians. Several electronic acts like Jazzanova among many others, can be heard remixing their works.