Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75th

(2010)

Genres: Music

Year: 2010

Runtime: 85 мин

Country: Switzerland

Director: Joe Zawinul

Cast: Joe Zawinul, Sabine Kabongo, Alegre Correa, Linley Marthe, Paco Sery, Jorge Bezerra, Wayne Shorter

Plot

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 Zawinul, like so many great artists, clearly saved some of his best work for last. This is a perfect companion piece to the 75 audio CD, which garnered a GRAMMY in 2010 for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.