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.
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.
Josef Erich Zawinul (7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz and jazz fusion 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.
Setlist:
0:00 Waraya
7:40 Patriots
17:00 Eyala
19:40 Indiscretions
30:15 My People
42:50 Band Introduction
45:00 Zansa II
56:00 Carnavalito
1:03:08 Band Introduction and Solos
-1:03:48 Gary Poulson (guitar)
-1:04:20 Manolo Badrena (percussion)
-1:05:15 Richard Bona (bass)
-1:06:00 Paco Sery (drums)
-1:06:00 Joe Zawinul (keyboards)
1:07:40 Carnavalito
Joe Zawinul – keyboards & synthesizers, vocals
Gary Poulson – guitar
Richard Bona – bass guitar, vocals
Manolo Badrena – percussion
Paco Sery – drums
