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Born: July 07, 1932 in Vienna, Austria
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Died: September 11, 2007 in Vienna, Austria
Genre: Jazz

Biography
Joe Zawinul belongs in a category unto himself -- a European from the heartland of the classical music tradition (Vienna) who learned to swing as freely as any American jazzer, and whose appetite for growth and change remains insatiable. Zawinul's curiosity and openness to all kinds of sounds made him one of the driving forces behind the electronic... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2006 Brown Street
2005 Vienna Nights: Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland
2002 Faces & Places
2000 Mauthausen
1998 World Tour
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Member Of: Weather Report More >> Similar Artists: Steve Swallow Cannonball Adderley Alphonso Johnson Marc Johnson Mahavishnu Orchestra More >>

Influenced By: Art Tatum Bud Powell More >> Followers: Horace Arnold Fabio Fonseca Gazzara Ric Sanders Jamie Saft More >>

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