Joe Zawinul’s Music Odyssey
Celebrating the Music of Joe Zawinul & Weather Report
Zawinul Legacy Band 3.0
Omar Hakim drumkit
Gerald Veasley electric bass
Rachel Z keyboards
Bob Franceschini sax
Bobby Thomas Jr. percussions
exclusive for Italy
The music of Joe Zawinul returns to the Ravenna Festival after the concert he gave here in 2006, a year before his death, accompanied by a big band. This time the context will be different: a smaller but no less impressive group will retrace the main steps of the Austrian keyboardist’s artistic journey, his musical odyssey. The group includes two former Weather Report members, drummer Omar Hakim and percussionist Bobby Thomas Jr, as well as bassist Gerald Veasley, who was a member of Zawinul Syndicate from 1988 to 1995. Joining them on stage are saxophonist Bob Franceschini, a regular partner of Mike Stern, and versatile keyboardist Rachel Z: five top performers on their respective instruments, who know exactly how to recreate the magic of Joe Zawinul’s timeless music.
