Jazz Articles about Joe Zawinul

Miles Davis: In A Silent Way

by John Ballon
September 1, 2000

Miles Davis was going through exciting musical changes in 1968, listening and playing things which were leading him into the future and into In a Silent Way. His music and lifestyle were being influenced by a wave of new sounds and ideas, and he was responding deeply to the music of James Brown, Sly Stone, and Jimi Hendrix. Having already pushed acoustic jazz to the limits with his mid-Sixties quintet, Miles metamorphosed the new sounds around him, creating a work ...

Joe Zawinul (Atlantic: The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream

by C. Andrew Hovan
August 1, 1999

For better or worse, composer and keyboard expert Joe Zawinul will always be remembered for the ground-breaking fusion work that he pioneered with the group Weather Report during the '70s. A further look into his diverse past will however divulge a multifaceted musician with many interests and influences. For just one example, consider that as a pianist, Zawinul worked with tenor giants Jimmy Forest and Ben Webster during the early '60s. Certainly, his Austrian heritage could be cited for his ...

Joe Zawinul: The Rise And Fall Of The Third Stream

by John Sharpe
August 1, 1999

Originally released in 1967 on the obscure Vortex label, this CD finds Joe Zawinul at the tail end of his nine year association with Cannonball Adderley. Although Zawinul began his jazz career as a mainstream, hard bop pianist, he would evolve into a noted composer and a pioneer in the use of electronics, exotic sounds and world beat rhythms. The Rise And Fall Of The Third Stream is the beginning of a journey that would eventually lead to the formation ...

Joe Zawinul and the Zawinul Syndicate: World Tour

by Ed Kopp
August 1, 1998

Joe Zawinul claims this is the best band he's assembled since Weather Report, and it's hard to argue the point. This iteration of the Zawinul Syndicate is an extremely captivating live band. I saw them perform last summer, and no exaggeration, it was one of the best concerts I've ever attended. World Tour is an incendiary two-disc recording culled from three gigs the Syndicate performed in Germany during 1997.

One of the founding fathers of electric jazz, Vienna native Zawinul ...