Released in September to mark the 20th anniversary of Jaco Pastorius' passing and reminding us that he would have turned a still-young 56 years old this month, The Essential Jaco Pastorius provides an ...

Trio of Doom was eminently qualified as a supergroup at the time of their formation. In 1969, drummer Tony Williams formed the prototype of jazz-rock fusion groups with his trio, Lifetime. Having ...

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Monterey is the center of the jazz universe this weekend, with thousands of fans and some 500 artists in town to celebrate America’s great gift to the arts world. Yes, it’s time for the 58th annual ...

Last Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the death of legendary electric bass player and composer, Jaco Pastorius. Pastorius, who played with Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Herbie ...

The Pizza Express Jazz Club has begun a new Monday-night series called Soho Interpretations featuring local artists' angles on the canons of jazz legends. One of the most widely admired and ...

One of my first charges here for the Miami New Times sheriffs all the way back in September of 2003 was a review for the Jaco Pastorius tribute CD, Word of Mouth Revisited, on the Heads Up ...

Few modern jazz guitarists today have had the opportunity to collaborate with as many artists as Missouri’s Pat Metheny has throughout his career. Joni Mitchell, Milton Nascimento, and Jaco Pastorius ...

Aside from the Pythonesque album title, the lack of actual music and insert pics that look like 1970s footballers on a night out, this album is going to count as one of the year's big jazz surprises.