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 ...

Flames that burn brightly also burn for the shortest time. The genius of so many jazz innovators from Charlie Parker to Thomas Chapin were silenced at too young an age. The same is true for legendary ...

An unmistakable “mwah” rises up from a pair of cuts on the new Yellowjackets album. A most surprising fretless bass sound, considering who’s behind it. , who now owns the instrument. Trujillo is ...

It's hard to believe that it's been nearly a quarter century since Jaco Pastorius died at the outrageously young age of 35. At a time when other electric bassists like Stanley Clarke were redefining ...

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As a member of the 1970s jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Word Of Mouth, electric bassist Jaco Pastorius composed, arranged and produced some of the era's most compelling music. He was best known ...

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - Jaco Pastorius' violent death 20 years ago ended the career of one of the most original and flamboyant jazz musicians ever to strap on an electric bass guitar. Pastorius' ...

There’s an old joke about an anthropologist who discovers a tribe in the jungle who play drums non-stop, day and night, for weeks on end. Then suddenly, one day, the drumming stops. Panic ensues. When ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Ever get the feeling that the Blues has taken up permanent residence in that ratty apartment called your soul and invited Despair and Melancholy over for some beer and barbecue? I was in one of those ...

A great instrument with much going for it. It won’t turn you into Jaco, but you can have a lot of fun trying! Not cheap, but feel the quality. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians ...