Legendary bassist Richard Bona shares the unforgettable moment that introduced him to jazz and changed his musical path forever. He explains how discovering Jaco Pastorius, hearing his revolutionary ...

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, ...

Narada Michael shares story of how Jaco Pastorius joined Weather Report and how Joe Zawinul challenged him to refine his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jaco Pastorious, portrait, c 1975. “Come here and take a look at this.” The request came from legendary engineer Ron Malo, whose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birdland is the closest thing that fusion trailblazers Weather Report ever had to a hit single – and a landmark recording in ...

“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 ...