Bailey will be performing at London’s Baltic Restaurant with Casey Benjamin (sax and keyboards), Peter Horvath (keyboards) and Rocky Bryany (drums). The other concerts will be at Charlie Wright’s International. There does not appear to be a web site for the Findamorale Festival, but the musicians’ and venue web sites include the show times and details.

One of the more interesting tributes is that being undertaken by the UK band Curfew, which plans to take its Zawinul Legacy project on the road this summer. You can get a sneak peek by viewing their YouTube video.

The band’s keyboardist, Martin Lawrie, told me, “I have been a lifelong fan of Joe’s here in the UK, and now that he is gone, we have to keep the music alive. Whilst I’ve always included some of Joe tunes in my fusion band’s set, I would like to do a more specific tribute. I particularly want to keep the music in the style of the Syndicate, as Joe always looked forward and the Syndicate was the current showcase for his genius and I think, the most exciting and enjoyable (and I include 7 Weather Report concerts that I went to when I say that!).”

The band is planning a set that includes the classics “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” and “Birdland,” as well as gems from the Weather Report and Zawinul Syndicate books. Zawinul fans in the UK and Europe should keep an eye out for the Zawinul Legacy this summer.

The concert will be broadcast on BBC’s Radio 3 on December 8, presented by Julian Joseph, with comments from Zawinul biographer Brian Glasser. Check the Radio 3 web site for details.

Scott regularly performs around L.A. and I’ve been wanting to catch him live for some time. Fortunately, I got to see him last week at The Baked Potato, a small club that has been a fixture on the L.A. jazz scene for years and regularly features fusion artists (for lack of a better term). The night I was there Kinsey’s group consisted of regular bassist Jimmy Earl; Steve “Tav” Tavaglione on saxes, flute and EWI; and Marvin “Smitty” Smith, in his first performance with Kinsey.

Scott is really doing some cool stuff. He’s sometimes compared to Zawinul–something I’ve done myself. But I wouldn’t say that he emulates Zawinul, as Scott has established his own voice. Rather, he captures Joe’s spirit in many ways. His creative use of sound and electronic keyboards is one example, and his use of grooves and rhythmic elements is another.

Scott has had an ongoing musical relationship with Tavaglione going back at least to the Willis albums, and the two have developed a real chemistry. (Check out “Wishing Tree” on Kinesthetics for an example of their live improvisations.) Tavaglione’s work on EWI is particularly creative, and after hearing him play it live, I remain perplexed as to why the EWI isn’t used by more players.

L.A. is lucky to have Kinsey, and Zawinul fans in the area would do well to check him out. Tomorrow night he will be performing at La Va Lee Jazz Club in Hollywood with Tavaglione and Earl, drummer Kirk Covington, and Arto Tunçboyaciyan–a name that should be familiar to Zawinul fans. Wish I could be there for that one!

You can listen live over the Internet from KALW’s web site. Hope you can make it!

On the day of Joe’s death, fans began posting messages on this web site; thoughtful and poignant messages of grief and celebration of Joe’s life and work. I have established a new Memorial page as a permanent place in which to display those messages; a place to honor Joe’s memory.

I hope you will continue to add to the memorial as time goes on.