The Zawinul Syndicate
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The Zawinul Syndicate was a jazz fusion band formed by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul in 1988. The band evolved out of Zawinul's former band Weather Report.[1] The band adhered to Zawinul's roots in jazz. Their style could be described as a combination of unusual grooves, driving and swinging rhythms and many borrowings from different music cultures.
Zawinul himself stated that he gave the band its name due to a syndicate bearing more resemblance to a family than "just" a band.[2]
After the death of Zawinul in 2007, several members of The Zawinul Syndicate decided to reform and perform Zawinul's music live under the shortened name The Syndicate.[3]
Members
Many different musicians have been part of Zawinul's Syndicate. For example:
Drummers
- Jonathan "Hollywood" Joseph
- Cornell Rochester
- Rodney Holmes
- Paco Séry
- Mike Baker
- Nathaniel Townsley
- Karim Ziad
- Stéphane Galland
- Kirk Covington
Percussionists
- Manolo Badrena
- Arto Tunçboyacıan
- Robert Thomas Jr.
- Aziz Sahmaoui
- Jorge Bezerra Jr.
- Bill Summers
- Lynne Fiddmont
- Abdou M' Boup
Bassists
- Gerald Veasley
- Matthew Garrison
- Richard Bona
- Victor Bailey
- Linley Marthe
- Étienne M’Bappé
Guitarists
- Scott Henderson
- Randy Bernsen
- Gary Poulson
- Fareed Haque
- Alegre Corrêa
- Amit Chatterjee
Singers
- Maria João
- Sabine Kabongo
- Carl Anderson
- Leata Galloway
- Richard Page
The last concert of the band took place on 3 August 2007 in Güssing, Austria, six weeks before Zawinul's death.
Discography
Discography per Allmusic.[4]
Albums
- The Immigrants (CBS, 1988)
- Black Water (CBS, 1989)
- Lost Tribes (Columbia, 1992)
- World Tour - live (esc records 1998)
- Vienna Nights – Live At Joe Zawinul's Birdland (BHM, 2005)
- 75th (BHM, 2008)
- Hollywood Bowl 1993 (Hi Hat, 2016
References
- ^ "Joe Zawinul | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Bianchi, Curt. "Zawinul Online » 20 Years of the Zawinul Syndicate". www.zawinulonline.org. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Bianchi, Curt. "Zawinul Online » 2015 Tour Dates". www.zawinulonline.org. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "The Zawinul Syndicate | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
