Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter, …

Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul.

Emerging from the charged, electric atmosphere of Miles Davis’s late-1960s ensembles, Weather Report materialized in 1970 not merely as a band, but as a bold new hypothesis in the …

Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and 1980s, one of the bands that defined the genre. Their initial style was collectively improvised free jazz with a strong rhythmic …

The arrival of charismatic bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius for Heavy Weather (1977) and its hit single, “Birdland,” launched Weather Report into superstardom. Joni Mitchell used them, …

Alongside bands such as Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, and Herbie Hancock 's Headhunters (all with members inspired by and partially responsible for the fusion-era work of …

Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and 1980s, one of the bands that defined the genre. Their initial style was collectively improvised free jazz with a strong rhythmic …

Apr 30, 2022 · Weather Report was a multinational jazz-funk/fusion ensemble that released fourteen studio albums between 1971 and 1986 on Columbia. Throughout its existence, the …

Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Joe Zawinul and the American saxophonist …

The studio side used extended versions of the band including various guest performers, suggesting that Weather Report was not necessarily an integral jazz band, but might possibly …