About Joe Zawinul
Josef Erich Zawinul 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.
Known for:
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Notable works:
Joe Zawinul
Awards:
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards|Paul Acket Award|Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna|Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
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