Joe Zawinul
Josef Erich Zawinul was an Austrian jazz 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 Down Beat magazine.
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Full Name
Josef Erich Zawinul
Date of Birth
July 7th, 1932
Age
94
Birth Place
Austria
Date of Death
September 11st, 2007
Died Aged
75
Star Sign
Cancer
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