Celebrating the greatness of Jaco Pastorius on what would have been his 70th birthday (Dec 1, 1951 - Sept 21, 1987). Jaco redefined the electric bass. As Sting stated in the documentary, 'Jaco,' "All of us stand on Jaco’s shoulders." Born John Francis Pastorius, he adopted the nickname "Jaco" partially influenced by his love for sports as well as the umpire Jocko Conlan.He was intensely competitive and excelled at baseball, basketball, and football. He played drums until he injured his wrist pla

Did you know your Bass can do this??? 😮 Tabs on Patreon 🎉 Song: Birdland by Weather Report. Bassist: Jaco Pastorius This is called Artificial Harmonic. It works when we use the right hand to precisely play at a very specific distance from the left hand and using the right hand thumb (some people use their pointer finger instead) to lightly touch the string before we pluck it. This generates a harmonic that could be an octave or a 5th or sometimes even a third for the original note played by th

Weather Report | Jaco Pastorius - Teen Town - Live 1978 (Remastered) Audio and Video Remastered by BrunoSamppa, 2020 | Progressive Rock Land

Weather Report | Jaco Pastorius - Teen Town - Live 1978 (Remastered) | Progressive Rock Land