Joe Zawinul Music Room at Musicians Institute Dedication Event

October 19, 2016. A mixed crowd of students, musicians, supporters, funders and friends attended the Unveiling of the Joe Zawinul Music Room at Musicians Institute in the heart of Hollywood. MI students and instructors performed on Zawinul’s own baby grand piano and drums that will not only be kept on display along with awards, original manuscripts and personal memento, but will continue to live on and inspire young talented musicians.

(Photos Courtesy of Betty Kennedy)

Author and Weather Report historian Ken Kubernik & Tony Zawinul

Tony & Ivan Zawinul

Rachel Yoon & Tony Zawinul

Anne Ericksen, Robi Colangelo-Zawinul, Deanna SIegel

Tony & staff band performer, teacher of Joe Zawinul's techniques

Tony Zawinul, Arvin & baby Gunnar Santiago

Tony Zawinul, Austrian Consul General Ullrike Ritzinger, Wolfgang Kovacek

Deanna Siegel & Tony Zawinul

Tony Zawinul & Wayne Shorter

Tony Zawinul & Wayner Shorter

Stacey Turner

Musicians Institute staff band performing Weather Report songs

Wayne and Carolina Shorter with the Zawinul Family

Wayne Shorter

Tony Zawinul & Wayner Shorter

Donny Gruendler, Stacey Turner, Maurice Verloop, Jonathan Newkirk

Prussia performs songs by Weather Report

Tony Zawinul, Wayne Shorter & Rachel Yoon

Weather Report sound engineers Brian Risner and Paul Ericksen

Weather Report Co-Founder - Wayne Shorter