Joe Zawinul

Joe Zawinul

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1932-07-07
Deathday: 2007-09-11 (75 years old)

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.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1932-07-07

Deathday
2007-09-11 (75 years old)

Birth Name
Josef Erich Zawinul

Birth Place
Wien, Austria

Citizenships
Austria, United States of America

Awards
Great 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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