Weather Report

Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was initially co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player <a href="/c/books/credit/203072/joe-zawinul/">Joe Zawinul</a>, the American saxophonist <a href="/c/books/credit/443837/wayne-shorter/">Wayne Shorter</a> and Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš. Other prominent members at various points in the band's lifespan included bassists Alphonso Johnson, <a href="/c/books/credit/443833/jaco-pastorius/">Jaco Pastorius</a> and <a href="/c/books/credit/398455/victor-bailey/">Victor Bailey</a>; and drummers/percussionists <a href="/c/books/credit/469781/peter-erskine/">Peter Erskine</a>, Alex Acuña, <a href="/c/books/credit/470672/airto-moreira/">Airto Moreira</a>, and Chester Thompson. Throughout most of its existence, the band was a quintet of keyboards, saxophone, bass, drums and percussion.