The Zawinul Syndicate
The Zawinul Syndicate was a band whose style was influenced by the Austrian jazz rock musician Joe Zawinul from 1988 to 2007 . The band stuck to the improvisations of jazz , was characterized by unusual grooves , driving and swinging rhythms and borrowings from the most diverse musical cultures.
Musician
In Zawinuls Syndicate , for example, the drummers Cornell Rochester , Rodney Holmes, Paco Séry , Mike Baker, Nathaniel Townsley, Karim Ziad , the percussionists Manolo Badrena , Arto Tunçboyacıyan , Robert Thomas Jr. , Aziz Sahmaoui, Jorge Bezerra Jr., the bassists Gerald Veasley , Matthew Garrison , Richard Bona , Victor Bailey , Linley Marthe , Étienne M'Bappé , the guitarists Scott Henderson , Randy Bernsen , Gary Poulson, Alegre Corrêa and Amit Chatterjee as well as the singers Maria João and Sabine Kabongo made music.
The last concert took place on August 3rd, 2007 in Güssing , six weeks before Zawinul's death.
Discography
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Albums
- 1988 - The Immigrants
- 1989 - Black Water
- 1992 - Lost Tribes
- 1996 - My People
- 1998 - World Tour (nominated for a Grammy )
- 2002 - Faces & Places
- 2005 - Vienna Nights-Live At Joe Zawinul's Birdland (double CD)
- 2008 - 75th (Grammy, "best contemporary jazz album")
DVDs
- Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate; Recorded live at the Munich Philharmonie, 1989
- A musical portrait. Film by Mark Kidel (2005). With Joe Zawinul, Sabine Kabongo, Nathaniel Townsley III, Amit Chatterjee, Linley Marthe , Manolo Badrena.
- Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate 75th (2009). Live Lugano 2007
