Jacofest: A Tribute to Jaco Pastorius at Blue Note Jazz
Blue Note Jazz Club (131 West 3rd St New York City, NY 10012)
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The last date listed for Jacofest: A Tribute to Jaco Pastorius was Thursday January 22, 2009 / 10:30pm.
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lauradee15
The show was awesome! What an amazing group of musicians sharing the stage. The bass player, Joe Sinaguglia, was phenomenal. His "America" solo ROCKED!!! If you get a chance to see this, DO!Written on Jan 23 2009
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T.M Stephens, bass
Gerald Veasley, bass
Joe Sinaguglia, bass
Kenwood Dennard, drums
Lew Soloff, trumpet
Randy Brecker, trumpet, Jan. 21 - 22 only
David Gilmore, guitar
Delmar Brown, keyboards
Robert Sheps, saxophone
David Bargeron, trombone/tuba
Eddie Bobe, percussion
Lou Marini, saxophone
Although Jaco Pastorius passed away over 21 years ago (on September 21, 1987), his musical legacy remains as strong today as ever. Jazz artists around the world continue to cover his compositions or offer up personal tributes to the man on their recordings, all attesting to the indelible mark that Jaco made in his relatively short career. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on December 1, 1951, Pastorius grew up in Fort Lauderdale and as a teenager began playing around the South Florida music scene.
Originally a drummer, he switched to electric bass at age 16 after injuring his wrist in a football game and adapted remarkably well to his new instrument. Within a year, it was clear to everyone on the scene that he possessed special gifts as a bassist. Growing by leaps and bounds, Jaco would quickly develop a wholly new and unprecedented vocabulary on the instrument. After performing in a series of local Florida bands, Pastorius was “discovered” by Blood, Sweat & Tears drummer Bobby Columby, who produced Jaco’s landmark self-titled debut for Epic Records in late 1975.
Jaco joined Weather Report, the premier fusion band of the ‘70s, in April of 1976 and appeared on the band’s groundbreaking 1977 Columbia album, Heavy Weather. He remained with Weather Report for six years, appearing on a string of acclaimed recordings including 1978’s Mr. Gone, 1979’s Grammy Award-winning 8:30, and 1980’s Night Passage. Pastorius’ second recording as a leader, 1981’s Word of Mouth on Warner Bros., introduced such ambitious Jaco compositions as “Liberty City,” “John and Mary” and the adventurous title track along with a full big band arrangement of his most famous composition, “Three Views of a Secret.” Jaco’s 1983 album, Invitation, documented his Word of Mouth Big Band on tour in Japan. He subequently toured in a scaled-down sextet version of Word of Mouth and with the PDB trio-featuring guitarist Hiram Bullock and drummer Kenwood Dennard.