Bass players might not always grab the spotlight in the same way as showboating lead singers or preening lead guitarists, but ...
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Pat Metheny Side-Eye III+. Symphony Center. Chicago, IL. April 17, 2026. Review by Steven Kikoen, photos by Jim Snyder and ...
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The Jaco Pastorius Story You’ve Never Heard
Most know Jaco Pastorius as the revolutionary bassist who redefined the role of the instrument in jazz. But few have heard this intimate story, told by guitarist Hideaki Tokugawa, who worked as a bus ...
Filmed at the Montreal Jazz Festival in the early 1980s, this concert provides nearly an hour of first-class jazz. Bob Mintzer is outspoken on tenor sax in the opening number, underpinned by Jaco s ...
In 1979, three legendary jazz musicians united as the Trio Of Doom - and it was a combustible mix to say the least. The trio consisted of guitarist John McLaughlin, bassist Jaco Pastorius and drummer ...
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It’s a tough job being a bass guitarist. Always seen as the ‘dude in the background’ that nobody else is quite sure what they’re offering to a band, but all the while playing the role of the adhesive ...
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 ...
Since leaving Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius has been moving in the direction of big band music and the results are exhilarating, but not entirely successful. It is the solo contributions that impress ...
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