Paco Sery (born 1 May 1956 in

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

) is a world music and

jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, amplifiers, and key ...

drummer. He has played with

Joe Zawinul Josef Erich Zawinul ( '; 7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz and jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with Miles Davis and to b ...

and Eddy Louiss. He also has his own band, releasing his first solo album, ''Voyages'', in 2000.

Discography

With Sixun

*2008 ''Palabre'' *2006 ''Live à la Cigale'' *1998 ''Nouvelle Vague'' *1995 ''Flasback'' (compilation) *1995 ''Lunatic Taxi'' *1993 ''No Man’s land'' *1990 ''L’eau de La'' *1988 ''Explore'' *1988 ''Sixun Live'' *1987 ''Pygmées'' *1985 ''Nuit blanche'' *1987 ''Pygmées''

With Joe Zawinul

*2008 ''75th'' *2002 ''Faces and Places'' *1998 ''World tour'' *1996 ''My People''

Other collaborations

*2012 ''The Syndicate'' File Under Zawinul *2003 ''Yakar'' Idrissa Diop *2002 ''Bendera'' So Kalmery *2001 ''Récit Proche'' Eddy Louiss *2001 ''Safi'' Ray Lema *2000 ''Poulina'' Orchestre National de Barbès *1997 ''The Blessed Rain'' Ashley Maher *1997 ''Per fortuna Purtroppo'' Irene Grandi *1997 ''Dife'' Kassav’ *1996 ''Sarada'' Alma Rosa *1995 ''Emotion'' Papa Wemba *1991 ''Gaia'' Ray Lema *1991 ''Amen'' Salif Keita *1987 ''Afrijazzy'' Manu Dibango *1982 ''Fodder on My Wings'' Nina Simone

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sery, Paco Ivorian musicians 1956 births Living people People from Divo, Ivory Coast Jazz drummers The Zawinul Syndicate members