All About Jazz is celebrating Jaco Pastorius' birthday today! “Jaco" was born John Francis Pastorius III, the first of three sons born to John Francis Pastorius II and Stephanie Katherine Haapala ...

Jaco Pastorius with a medley from Broadway Blues, Hiromi from Beyond Standard, Spherical Agenda, from Arcane Wisdom Bassist's Lee Puckett and Federico Malaman and a new release from Per Mathisen, plus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Getty Images You may have seen the 2014 documentary Jaco, produced by Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. It's an ...

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Jaco Pastorius’s contributions to the world of jazz and the fretless electric bass will resonate for years to come. It is undeniable that he was the last great innovator of his instrument. He was the ...

In his short but brilliant career, he pioneered a new standard of rapid-fire virtuosity on the electric bass and helped bridge the jazz and pop... Jaco Pastorius: 20 Years Later Jaco Pastorius: 20 ...

Jaco Pastorius, the late jazz bassist who was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981, a player on multiple Joni Mitchell albums and more, was given the documentary treatment this year with Jaco, ...

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock knows when he is in the presence of genius, something revolutionary, a new way forward. He witnessed it as a young pianist with the Miles Davis Quintet, and again the first ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. Listen 0:00 Twenty years ago Friday, bassist Jaco Pastorius died in a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., ...

When: 6 p.m. July 1. What: Big band tribute to the music of Jaco Pastorius. Who: Trombonist Peter Graves conducts a big band that includes Will Lee on bass in tribute of the late Jaco Pastorious. Cool ...