Weather Report

Summary

Weather Report is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,272 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Weather Report received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance^[3].
• Weather Report received the Grammy Hall of Fame^[4].
• Weather Report received the Grammy Hall of Fame^[5].
• Weather Report's instance of is recorded as musical group^[6].
• Weather Report's genre is jazz^[7].
• Weather Report's genre is jazz fusion^[8].
• Weather Report's genre is rock music^[9].
• Weather Report's genre is free jazz^[10].
• Weather Report's genre is jazz-funk^[11].
• Weather Report's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[12].
• Weather Report's discography is recorded as Weather Report discography^[13].
• Weather Report's Commons category is recorded as Weather Report^[14].
• Weather Report's country of origin is recorded as United States^[15].
• Weather Report comprises Joe Zawinul^[16].
• Weather Report comprises Wayne Shorter^[17].
• Weather Report comprises Jaco Pastorius^[18].
• Weather Report comprises Alphonso Johnson^[19].
• Weather Report comprises Airto Moreira^[20].
• Weather Report comprises Alex Acuña^[21].
• Weather Report comprises Don Alias^[22].
• January 1, 1970 marks the founding of Weather Report^[23].
• Weather Report's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[24].
• Weather Report's official website is recorded as http://weatherreportmusic.com/^[25].
• Weather Report's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Weather Report^[26].
• Weather Report's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1971^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1986^[31]

• Genre(s): jazz, jazz fusion, jazz rock, jazz-funk^[32]

• Community tags: fusion, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz rock, jazz-funk, jazz-rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0f9997bd-e079-429e-8ccd-9378c9b0c746^[34]

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Founding

January 1, 1970 marks the founding of Weather Report^[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance^[3], a class of award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1980^[37] and Grammy Hall of Fame^[4], an award^[38], founded in 1973^[39].

Why It Matters

Weather Report ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,272 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

It has been cited as an influence by The Police^[41], a rock band^[42], founded in 1977^[43] and Living Colour^[44], a musical group^[45], founded in 1984^[46].

FAQs

What awards did Weather Report receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance^[3], Grammy Hall of Fame^[4], and Grammy Hall of Fame^[5].

Who did Weather Report influence?

Weather Report has been cited as an influence by The Police^[41] and Living Colour^[44].