Jaco Pastorius News

Tradewind is an intellectually stimulating and highly entertaining modern jazz album by Chicago bassist Steven Hashimoto's group, Mothra.

Suzahn Fiering's music is an elegant entre into a romantic world of dazzling virtuosity with smoky-smooth vocals, impressive guitar work, masterful scatting, critically acclaimed originals and unique interpretations of jazz standards.

Growing up on a strict musical diet of pop and rock, I once viewed jazz as this formless gunk that intellectuals would roll around in to make themselves feel superior to the unkempt masses.

Guest artists on new recording include Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Esperanza Spalding Richard Bona, Randy Brecker, Medeski Martin & Wood, Cindy Blackman and others Mike Stern Five-time GRAMMY nominated guitarist Mike Stern 's music has always come from a colorful and diverse part of town - a place where numerous artistic styles converge to create a ...

Picture Miami/Fort Lauderdale in the '70s: small and quiet, lots of birds, flowers and trees.

Admission is $5. Age 21 and up. Call 305-374-1198, or visit tobacco-road.com . When your dad was one of the most innovative musicians of all time and you've got ample ability of your own, it's only natural that you'd carry on in the family business.

One of the best kept secrets in the Tampa Bay music scene is the fact that an extremely talented on-the-rise band plays semi-regularly at one of the area's coolest locaI hotspots.

In keeping with the spirit of America 's evolving change, jazz bassist & composer, Joseph Pernicano releases his debut CD entitled "Evolving Paths" . This soulful and groove-laden material features his original compositions and arrangements.

Jeff Beck is arguably the finest rock guitarist alive, and that argument just got a lot stronger with the release of his new DVD, Performing This Week...Live at Ronnie Scott's . Filmed over the course of a five-night stand at the 250-seat Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, England, the 21-track DVD captures the Strat master with an incredible band ...

The multi-talented Italian Bass Player Alessandro Bottura has released his brand new CD entitled Morning Grooves, which features his RadioIndy chart-topping single "MayDay Mayhem." The album contains nine smooth fusion songs of rock, jazz, and pop instrumentals, including another radio favorite "Stern Memories" that has listeners mesmerized when ...

Victor Wooten, 44, has been a member of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones since 1988. Even in modern jazz, where the lexicon is loose and free-spirited, and there aren't really any rules, there have been precious few lead bass players.

Los Angeles session guitarist David Boswell is scheduled to release his third album, I Like That, January 12, 2009.

Okay, it's New Year's Day, which means you've made it through New Year's Eve intact, and through 2008, a year of transition on many levels.

Bill Milkowski is the author of "Jaco: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Jaco Pastorius"... One of the most widely published jazz critics on the East Coast, Bill Milkowski has been covering jazz extensively ...

This article appears in Chapter 3 of Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius by Bill Milkwoski .