R.I.P. Joe Zawinul

Dord

Jazz keyboard great Zawinul dies at 75

Reuters
Tuesday, September 11, 2007; 4:47 AM

VIENNA (Reuters) - Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with Miles Davis and helped create the sound of jazz fusion, died from cancer in Vienna on Tuesday, local news agency APA reported, quoting his son Erich.

"Joe Zawinul was born on July 7, 1932 in earth time, and on September 11, 2007 in eternal time. He lives on," APA quoted Erich Zawinul as saying.

Zawinul, 75, had been admitted to the Wilhelmina Clinic in his native city last month. The hospital said it would give a statement later in the day.

Zawinul went to the United States in his 20s and found fame as a keyboardist and a composer in trumpet legend Davis's first electric band, playing on the "In a Silent Way" and "Bitches Brew" albums that pioneered jazz fusion in the late 1960s.

In 1970 he founded Weather Report, a band that did much to bring electric piano, synthesizers and African and Middle Eastern rhythms to mainstream audiences in a jazz setting.

Zawinul has fronted the "Zawinul Syndicate" for the past 20 years. He had planned to give a concert in Vienna's concert hall on September 29.


Pretty damn sad...

mike65

One of the greats no question.

Mike.

Rigsby

That's very sad news indeed. R.I.P.


I'm sure there'll be some great jam sessions in the "great studio in the sky" between himself, Jaco, Miles and Tony Williams.

Dord

strangely enough Jaco was beaten unconcious this day 20 years ago, he died 10 days later. His 20th anniversary is the 21st September.

herbieflowers

Jeez, what a shame, fabulous musician, espcially on Bitches Brew and In A Silent Way...bad few weeks for the world of jazz with both Zawinul and Max Roach passing away

RIP

Setun

Rigsby wrote:

That's very sad news indeed. R.I.P.


I'm sure there'll be some great jam sessions in the "great studio in the sky" between himself, Jaco, Miles and Tony Williams.

Where can I get tickets to this "jam session?"

RIP, a legend indeed. *listens to birdland*

mike65

Sept 28th BBC4

9.00pm Joe Zawinul: A Musical Portrait – Profile of the jazz musician who died earlier this month.

Mike.

JacoStanley

mike65 wrote:

Sept 28th BBC4

9.00pm Joe Zawinul: A Musical Portrait – Profile of the jazz musician who died earlier this month.

Mike.

Great biography with some brill footage of the syndicate at Birdland in Vienna. Such a shame bout Zawinul.

Doctor J

Ah that's awful news. He was fantastic. R.I.P.

Dord

mike65 wrote:

Sept 28th BBC4

9.00pm Joe Zawinul: A Musical Portrait – Profile of the jazz musician who died earlier this month.

Mike.

I don't have BBC4, I'd love to see that.

mike65

Here's the thread from the last time they showed it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbwAaM8O7r0 a clip from the show.

Am I the only one who hates smiling jazz musos?

Mike.

JacoStanley

He really puts together some cracking musicians. Linley Marthe on bass is out of this world. They can smile all they want. They're playing with Joe Zawinul.

mike65 wrote:

Here's the thread from the last time they showed it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbwAaM8O7r0 a clip from the show.

Am I the only one who hates smiling jazz musos?

Mike.

mvah

Was only playing COUNTRY PREACHER and BLACK MARKET at a session recently.Great tunes.Sad news.

nevancito

dont know if u knew but he was of Sinte (sintenghero) descent more excactly his mother was Sinti (hate 2 use word 'gipsy').in lots of interviews he mentioned this saying as well that's where his musical talent came from.
watched him live few times in mid 90-s and once quite recently.in zagreb on 25th of June.not sure but it must've been 1 of his last concerts.visited his jazz club 'Birdland' in Vienna few times over the years as well.
he will be greatly missed for sure.
R.I.P. Josef Erich Zawinul