The reputation of the late Jaco Pastorius is legendary, based as much on his mercurial personality as his groundbreaking bass playing and small but significant repertoire of original music. His ...

These days, there's a plethora of recordings, originally made for radio or television broadcast, being released by labels ranging from thoroughly legit to highly suspect. In some instances, these are ...

Jaco Pastorius was a one-off, a highly gifted bassist, composer and arranger whose death at the tender age of 35 in 1987 left the world of contemporary jazz bereft of perhaps its foremost free spirit.

In his short life, Jaco Pastorius revolutionised the bass guitar, and lifted the music of key jazz-fusioneers Pat Metheny and Weather Report in the 1970s – but his ambition was to form a big band.

Jaco Pastorius Trilogue with Albert Mangelsdorff and Alphonse Mouzon Recorded live at the Berlin Jazz Days 6 November 1976 at the Berlin Philharmonic Albert Mangelsdorff trombone Alphonse Mouzon drums ...

There’s never been an electric bassist as deified as Jaco Pastorius, who had the swagger of a stadium rocker and the sophistication of a jazz artist. His 1982 Lincoln Center concert is newly released.

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo is just about finished with the documentary honoring his idol, Jaco Pastorius, and he's ready to share a bit of the film with a crowd that would truly enjoy it -- the ...

UPPER MERION>>When the late, legendary jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius is inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance’s Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame on Oct. 19, a lot of folks, including Pastorius’ ...

“This is not an instructional video,” Trujillo tells Rolling Stone. “This is deeper. This is a story.” The film chronicles the ascent of the bass legend, who bridged boundaries between rock and jazz ...

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 ...

The reputation of the late Jaco Pastorius is legendary, based as much on his mercurial personality as his groundbreaking bass playing and small but significant repertoire of original music. His ...