Joe Zawinul Articles

Weather Report live in 1971

Yesterday, we featured a video from Joe Zawinul’s later years. Today, we go back 38+ years, to a Weather Report video shot in 1971.
This performance took place at the NDR Jazz Workshop, with Zawinul on keys, Miroslav Vitous on bass, Wayne Shorter on sax, Alphonse Mouzon on drums, Dom Um Romao on percussion, Eje [...]

Zawinul Syndicate with Richard Bona live ‘96

Here’s a video performance from the 1996 Hamburg Jazz fest, featuring Joe Zawinul’s band with Richard Bona on bass, Amit Chatterjee on guitar, Mokhtar Samba on drums and Abdou Mboup and percussion.
Zawinul was promoting his just-released My People album.

3 Views on Jaco: Joe Zawinul, Marcus Miller and Peter Erskine

Here is another set of videos recommended by Ingrid Pastorius: Three parts to a broader video piece, with Joe Zawinul, Marcus Miller and Peter Erskine each being interviewed about Jaco Pastorius.
Intro (with Joe Zawinul):

Marcus Miller:

Peter Erskine:

We’d love to know more about this project… if anyone has information on it, please drop us a note in [...]

Zawinul Syndicate with Richard Bona: Carnavalito

The Zawinul Syndicate’s performance at the North Sea Jazz festival in 1997 included Richard Bona on bass, and all of the videos I’ve seen from that performance have been stellar.
This live performance of “Carnavalito”, originally recorded on the Black Water album, features Zawinul’s Weather Report bandmate Manolo Badrena on percussion and vocals, with newcomers Paco [...]

Metropole Orchestra with Victor Bailey & Peter Erskine: Nubian Sundance

Here’s the Metropole Orchestra performing “Nubian Sundance”, in a tribute concert to Joe Zawinul. Joining the orchestra are former Weather Report members, Victor Bailey on bass, Peter Erskine on drums and Alex Acuna on percussion.
This isn’t our typical bass showcase video, but I couldn’t pass it up. Bailey does play some pretty sweet [...]

Zawinul Syndicate with Linley Marthe: Fast City

Right up until the end of his life, Joe Zawinul could still bring it (and pick bass players).
Check out the Zawinul Syndicate’s version of Weather Report’s “Fast City”, a tune originally recorded for the Jaco Pastorius-era Night Passage album.
Bassist Linley Marthe is a monster on this one.

This clip comes from the Syndicate’s “75th” [...]