Joe Zawinul, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Zawinul

austrian composer and pianist

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1932

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 11-Sep-2007

Profession: composer, pianist, musician, organist, keyboardist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States, Austria

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Josef Erich Zawinul (7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz 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 by the readers of Down Beat magazine.