"Jaco" was born John Francis Pastorius III, the first of three sons born to John Francis Pastorius II and Stephanie Katherine Haapala Pastorius. He had Finnish, German, Swedish, and Irish ancestry.

If only every jazz artist had an advocate like label owner/project producer Bob Bobbing. Bass wunderkind Jaco Pastorius seemingly leapt into the jazz scene in 1976 with the quadruple punch of his ...

Synonymous with the bass, the late Jaco Pastorius was singlehandedly responsible taking the instrument to a level of creative expression that had never been heard or seen before. Undeniably a legend ...

On Friday night, the spirit of the late Jaco Pastorius will be conjured as if in a séance upon the very same stage where Jimi Hendrix burned his guitar 48 years ago. That’s significant because in the ...

Just two blocks west of Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale, progressive metal band Neolythyc is rehearsing in a cramped, dark, converted garage. The rehearsal space is just a stone's-throw from ...

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, ...

It seems inevitable that no matter how brilliant an artist, the specter of an untimely death always hangs heavy over any and all accomplishments. Take Janis, Jimi, and Kurt, for example — each was an ...

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 ...

“My name is Jaco Pastorius and I’m the greatest bass player in the world.” This was the way Jaco introduced himself to Joe Zawinul, Weather Report founder and übermensch. Zawinul was abrupt and ...

Twenty years ago Friday, bassist Jaco Pastorius died in a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., hospital as a result of injuries sustained during a fight in a local nightclub. He was 35. On the anniversary of his ...