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Alphonso Johnson ( born February 2 , 1951 ) is an American ___MASK71___ bassist , who has been active since the early 1970s . Peter Erskine ( born June 5 , 1954 ) is an American ___MASK71___ drummer who was a member of the ___MASK71___ fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead ___MASK55___ is a ___MASK13___ ___MASK74___ that originated in the mid - 1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic , danceable new form of ___MASK13___ through a mixture of soul ___MASK13___ , ___MASK71___ , and rhythm and blues ( R & B ). ___MASK55___ de - emphasizes melody and chord progressions used in other related genres and brings a strong rhythmic groove of a bass line played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a drummer to the foreground . ___MASK55___ songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord , distinguishing them from R & B and soul songs , which are built on complex chord progressions . ___MASK55___ uses the same richly - colored extended chords found in bebop ___MASK71___ , such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths , or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths . Airto Moreira ( born August 5 , 1941 ) is a Brazilian ___MASK71___ drummer and percussionist . He is married to ___MASK71___ singer Flora Purim , and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer . He currently resides in Los Angeles . ___MASK71___ fusion ( also known as ___MASK71___ - rock ) is a musical genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined aspects of ___MASK71___ harmony and improvisation with styles such as funk , rock , rhythm and blues , and Latin ___MASK71___ . During this time many ___MASK71___ musicians began experimenting with electric instruments and amplified sound for the first time , as well as electronic effects and synthesizers . Many of the developments during the late 1960s and early 1970s have since become established elements of ___MASK71___ fusion musical practice . Weather Report was an American ___MASK71___ fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s . The band was initially co - led by the Austrian - born keyboard player Joe Zawinul , the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter and Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš . Due to creative and financial disagreements Vitouš left the band after a few years . Zawinul took increasing control and steered the band towards a more funk , R & B oriented sound . Other prominent members at various points in the band ' s lifespan included bassists Alphonso Johnson , Jaco Pastorius and Victor Bailey ; and drummers / percussionists Peter Erskine , Alex Acuña , Airto Moreira and Chester Thompson . Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš ( 6 December 1947 ) is a Czech ___MASK71___ bassist who is known for his extensive career in the US . John Francis Anthony " Jaco " Pastorius III ( December 1 , 1951  September 21 , 1987 ) was an American ___MASK71___ musician , composer , big band leader and electric bass player . He is best known for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1981 , as well as work with artists including Joni Mitchell , Pat Metheny , and his own solo projects . Wayne Shorter ( born August 25 , 1933 ) is an American ___MASK71___ saxophonist and composer . Many of Shorter ' s compositions have become ___MASK71___ standards , and his output has earned worldwide recognition , critical praise and various commendations , including 10 Grammy Awards . He has also received acclaim for his mastery of the soprano saxophone ( after switching his focus from the tenor in the late 1960s ), beginning an extended reign in 1970 as " Down Beat ' s " annual poll - winner on that instrument , winning the critics ' poll for 10 consecutive years and the readers ' for 18 . The " New York Times " has described Shorter as " probably ___MASK71___ ' s greatest living small - group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser ." Josef Erich " Joe " Zawinul ( July 7 , 1932  September 11 , 2007 ) was an Austrian ___MASK71___ keyboardist and composer . Victor Bailey ( born March 27 , 1960 in Philadelphia ) is an American bass guitar player . He was the bass player for Weather Report during their final years from 1982 to 1986 , and launched a solo career in 1988 . Bailey attended the Berklee College of ___MASK13___ in Boston after being disqualified from naval service due to asthma . Alejandro Neciosup Acuña a . k . a . Alex Acuña ( born December 12 , 1944 ) is a Peruvian drummer and percussionist , in the Afro - Cuban ___MASK71___ style .