Who is Weather Report

I first heard Joe Zawinul when I was 14, on a couple of Weather Report albums.  I think it was Black Market and Heavy Weather.   Although his pop tunes like Birdland were catchy, I was more drawn to his other compositions. And Zawinul's...

In 1976, Jaco burst onto the scene with the release of Jaco Pastorius, his landmark debut album. Over the next ten years, Jaco contributed volumes to the world of music. Not only did Jaco forever change the role of the electric bass, he contributed m...

Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. Commonly regarded as one of the more important American jazz sax players and composers since the 1960s, Shorter has recorded dozens of albums as a leader, and appeared...

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra's music is beautiful, humorous and unique. It will sound familiar to anybody, anywhere in the world, and that's why it will make you smile. To others, its musical style can be loosely defined as a blend of chamber...

Daniel Lanois is perhaps one of the most creative musicians of the last few decades. He maneuvers sound to serve atmospheres; his songs are aural pieces of film, etched with razor-sharp guitars. Paradoxically, he's better known as one of the mos...