Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75th 2010
"This is Joe Zawinul's last band, playing his 75th birthday concert in Lugano, preceding his death in September 2007 by two months."
Overview
The quality of keyboardist/composer/bandleader Joe Zawinul's music remained unparalleled to the very end. This titan of the jazz world – whose innovative and genre-bending sensibilities gave rise to such visionary musical entities as Weather Report and the Zawinul Syndicate – took his final bow on September 11, 2007, at age 75 after a battle with cancer. Recorded in concert at a festival date in Lugano, Switzerland, on July 7, 2007, this aptly titled concert video is unwavering proof that Zawinu
Director: Joe Zawinul
Cast
Joe Zawinul
himself
Sabine Kabongo
herself
Alegre Correa
himself
Linley Marthe
Bass
Paco Sery
himself
Jorge Bezerra
himself
Wayne Shorter
himself