Joe Zawinul
Josef Erich Zawinul (7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007)[1] was an Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer. Zawinul went on to play with Miles Davis and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion.[2]
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 Joe Zawinul with the Zawinul Syndicate (Freiburg, Germany, 2007) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Josef Erich Zawinul |
| Born | 7 July 1932 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 11 September 2007 (aged 75) Vienna, Austria |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, world |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1949–2007 |
| Labels | Columbia, ESC |
| Associated acts | Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Zawinul Syndicate |
| Website | joezawinul |
Joe Zawinul Media
Zawinul with Weather Report in Toronto, 1977 Photo: Jean-Luc Ourlin
The Zawinul Syndicate, live in Freiburg, 28 March 2007
Joe Zawinul's grave in Vienna Central Cemetery, Vienna
References
- ↑ Richard S. Ginell. "Joe Zawinul". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ [1] Archived 11 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine