American bassist and composer from Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Born: 1 December 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Died: 21 September 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (aged 35).
An influential American jazz musician, composer, big band leader and electric bass player; Jaco Pastorius was all of these and more at a young age. Best known for his work with Weather Report between 1976 and 1981, also working with the likes of Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, et al, along with his own solo projects.
He was quickly nicknamed by his parents "Jocko" (partially influenced by his love for sports as well as the umpire Jocko Conlan), which transformed into "Jaco" in the early 1970s when a French-born musician friend and neighbor, Alex Darqui, spelled it that way by mistake. He liked the alternate spelling, and kept it.
He was inducted into US jazz magazine Down Beat's "Jazz Hall Of Fame" in 1988, one of only seven bassists so honoured, and the only electric bass guitarist.
Father of Mary Pastorius, Johnny Pastorius (with his first wife Tracy) and Felix Pastorius (with his second wife Ingrid Pastorius); uncle of David Pastorius.
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April 19, 1987
Sunset Cocktail Lounge
West Palm Beach, Florida, United StatesDecember 21, 1986
MĂĽhle Hunziken
Rubigen, Bern, SwitzerlandDecember 21, 1986
1. Berga
2. Days of Wine and Roses(Henry Mancini cover)
3. The High and the Mighty
4. Purple Haze(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
5. Them Changes
6. Birdland(Weather Report cover)
7. Continuum
8. I Shot the Sheriff(The Wailers cover)
9. Bireli Lagrene Solo
10. Fannie Mae(Buster Brown cover)
December 13, 1986
Teatro Tenda COLOSSEUM
Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy1. Invitation
2. The Chicken(Pee Wee Ellis cover)
3. Jaco Pastorius Bass Solo
4. Broadway Blues
5. Bireli Lagrene Solo
6. Black Market(Weather Report cover)
7. Jaco Pastorius Bass Solo
8. Jam
9. Teen Town(Weather Report cover)
10. Reza
November 14, 1986
The Dock
Tiburon, California, United StatesOctober 31, 1986
The Dock
Tiburon, California, United States1. So What(Miles Davis cover)
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. No Mercy for Me (Mercy, Mercy, Mercy)(The Zawinul Syndicate cover)
4. Invitation
5. Days of Wine and Roses(Henry Mancini cover)
6. Blues
7. Jam
8. I Shot the Sheriff(The Wailers cover)
9. Bass Solo
10. Freedom Jazz Dance(Eddie Harris cover)
>11. Purple Haze(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
>12. Funky Broadway
>13. Third Stone From the Sun(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
14. Keyboard Solo
15. Three Women
>16. Drum Solo
>17. Keyboard Solo
>18. Happy Birthday to You(Mildred J. Hill & Patty Hill cover)
19. Three Views of a Secret(Weather Report cover)
20. Jam
21. Fannie Mae(Buster Brown cover)
>22. Amerika (The Beautiful)
23. The Star-Spangled Banner(John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key cover)
>24. Purple Haze(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
>25. Amerika (The Beautiful)
26. Satin Doll
27. Bass Solo
>28. Alfie
29. I Shot the Sheriff(The Wailers cover)
>30. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
31. Birdland(Weather Report cover)
32. Happy Birthday
33. Bass Solo
September 21, 1986
The Stone
San Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 20, 1986
New George's
San Rafael, California, United StatesMay 23, 1986
Stache's
Columbus, Ohio, United StatesMay 20, 1986
Lone Star Cafe
New York, New York, United StatesSetlist incomplete
1. Ode to Billie Joe
2. I Shot the Sheriff(The Wailers cover)
3. Power of Soul
4. Dolphin Dance
March 23, 1986
Luxor
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyMarch 22, 1986
Diskothek Livestation
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany1. Berga
2. Days of Wine and Roses(Henry Mancini cover)
3. Purple Haze(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
4. The Chicken(Pee Wee Ellis cover)
5. Birdland
6. Continuum(Weather Report cover)
7. I Shot the Sheriff(The Wailers cover)
8. Round Midnight
March 20, 1986
Teatro Tenda
Florence, Tuscany, ItalyMarch 10, 1986
Teatro Toniolo
Mestre, Veneto, Italy1. Jaco Pastorius Bass Solo
2. Teen Town(Weather Report cover)
3. Donna Lee(Charlie Parker cover)
4. Jaco Pastorius Bass Solo
5. Black Market(Weather Report cover)
6. Continuum
7. Broadway Blues
8. Guitar Solo
9. I Shot the Sheriff(The Wailers cover)
March 4, 1986
Waltherhaus
Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy1. Donna Lee(Charlie Parker cover)
2. The Chicken(Pee Wee Ellis cover)
3. Broadway Blues
4. Jaco Pastorius Bass Solo
5. Continuum
6. Days of Wine and Roses(Henry Mancini cover)
7. Teen Town(Weather Report cover)
December 21, 1985
Lone Star Cafe
New York, New York, United States1. Dolphin Dance
October 12, 1985
Lone Star Cafe
New York, New York, United States1. Jam
2. Continuum
3. Teen Town(Weather Report cover)
4. Funky Broadway
5. Them Changes
6. Let Yourself Go
7. Them Changes
8. Jam
9. Third Stone From the Sun(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
10. No Mercy for Me (Mercy, Mercy, Mercy)(The Zawinul Syndicate cover)
11. Blackbird(The Beatles cover)
12. Amerika (The Beautiful)
13. Dania
14. Why I Sing The Blues / Fannie Mae
October 12, 1985
Lone Star Cafe
New York, New York, United StatesEarly show
1. Dania
2. Jam
3. Dolphin Dance
4. The Chicken(Pee Wee Ellis cover)
5. Happy Birthday
6. Okonkolé Y Trompa
7. Blackbird(The Beatles cover)
8. Amerika (The Beautiful)
9. Fannie Mae(Buster Brown cover)
October 11, 1985
Lone Star Cafe
New York, New York, United StatesLate show
1. Straight Life
2. Teen Town(Weather Report cover)
3. Blackbird(The Beatles cover)
4. Amerika (The Beautiful)
5. Dolphin Dance
6. All Blues(Miles Davis cover)
7. Fannie Mae(Buster Brown cover)
October 7, 1985
Guitar Institute Of Technology
Los Angeles, California, United States1. Jazz Blues
2. Sing A Simple Song
3. Broadway Blues
4. Purple Haze(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
5. Third Stone From the Sun(The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
Jaco Pastorius has released 26+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Truth, Liberty & Soul - Live In NYC The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recordings, Jaco, Anthology (The Warner Bros. Years). Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of Jaco Pastorius's most popular tracks include Portrait Of Tracy, Come On, Come Over, Donna Lee, Continuum, Opus Pocus. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
American bassist and composer from Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA.Born: 1 December 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA.Died: 21 September 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (aged 35).An influentia... Read the full biography on this page.
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