A tribute to his idol and fellow Austrian Joe Zawinul, played by David Helbock’s dream line-up and musical guests from all around the world.

Austrian Syndicate…the phrase immediately brings to mind the best-known and most influential of all Austrians in jazz, Joe Zawinul. And yet David Helbock’s project is much more than just a homage to his compatriot. It is a return to the roots of fusion
jazz and how things developed from it, and also a new direction stylistically for Helbock, who has harnessed a panoply of inspiration with a refreshing openness to new sounds from far and wide.

Very much in the spirit of Zawinul who pioneered the use of electronic keyboard instruments and was a giant of fusion jazz, David Helbock is heard here for the first time only on keyboards, leaving all the piano duties to Peter Madsen. A true piano hero, but one little known outside specialist circles, Madsen toured the world with Stan Getz from 19