Biography
Josef Erich Zawinul ( ZOV-in-əl; 7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz and jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with Miles Davis and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, a musical genre that combined jazz with rock. He co-founded the groups Weather Report and The Zawinul Syndicate. He pioneered the use of electric piano and synthesizer, and was named "Best Electric Keyboardist" twenty-eight times by the readers of DownBeat magazine.
Filmography
all 15
Movies 14
self 8
Director 2
TV Shows 1
Director
Zawinul Syndicate (2012)
Movie
himself / Director / Music Editor
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75th (2010)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
So What?! Friedrich Gulda (2007)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1932-07-07
Deathday2007-09-11 (75 years old)
Birth NameJosef Erich Zawinul
Birth PlaceWien, Austria
CitizenshipsAustria, United States of America
AwardsGreat Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, Paul Acket Award, Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
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