Schooled in the subtleties of swing by Dinah Washington, keyboardist Joe Zawinul brought the fundamentals of funk to Cannonball Adderley, the essentials of the electric to Miles Davis and carried soul jazz into the electric age with his band Weather Report. Now the Zawinul Syndicate takes us on a hybrid adventure of sophisticated harmonies, world music rhythms and deeply funky grooves. Mercy.

Jazz at Lincoln Center produces and presents world class, well-rehearsed performances involving the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, other resident orchestras and ensembles, specials groups that are assembled and visiting artists, ensembles and soloists.