Joe Zawinul

Weather Report's Joe Zawinul Dead at 75

By Noel Sheppard | September 11, 2007 - 19:34

The following is personal, and will likely only touch music enthusiasts: the legendary keyboard player Joe Zawinul died today at the age of 75.

As reported by the Associated Press (no emphasis needed):

Joe Zawinul, the jazz keyboardist who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz-rock fusion with the band Weather Report, has died, a hospital official said. He was 75.

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