In the golden age of jazz fusion, a storm of creativity gathered on the musical horizon. That storm had a name: Weather Report. From the moment they emerged in 1970, they changed the forecast of modern music—electrifying, unpredictable, and utterly transformative. Their sound wasn’t just shaped by the moment. It shaped the climate of a generation.
Weather Report was the most vital and innovative band in jazz, fusing instantly memorable melodies, infectious grooves, and brilliant improvisation with the drive of rock and the rich textures of world music. Weather Report was more than just a band – they were a complete weather system. Led by Joe Zawinul on keyboards whose notes painted vast atmospheric landscapes, Wayne Shorter’s saxophone conjured narratives as shifting and profound as the wind whilst rhythmic innovator Peter Erskine and the gravitational genius of Jaco Pastorius created music that moved like a front across continents, merging jazz, rock, funk, and global currents into a single, surging force.
Tickets are on sale now for the Edinburgh date at Queen’s Hall on 26 September.
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