Josef Erich Zawinul (July 7 1932 – September 11 2007) was a jazz keyboardist and composer. First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the earliest musicians to play jazz fusion, which blended jazz with rock music. Later, Zawinul co-founded the groups Weather Report and the world fusion music oriented Zawinul Syndicate. Additionally, he made pioneering use of electric piano and synthesizers. Zawinul won the "Best Keyboardist" award 30 times from American jazz magazine Down Beat's critics' poll.[LINK: http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2007-09-11T133502Z_01_L11260912_RTRIDST_0_ENTERTAINMENT-AUSTRIA-ZAWINUL-COL.XML] Jazz keyboard legend dies at 75, by Boris Groendahl, 11.09.2007 Several artists have honored Zawinul with songs, notably Brian Eno's instrumental