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Jaco Pastorius

STING - 1990s - Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

The artist Sting thought changed bass-playing: “He totally recalibrated what it was”

Paving a new way for the four-string.

Tim Coffman
Aug 3, 2024
Joni Mitchell - Musician - Singer - Songwriter

Why Jaco Pastorius was the perfect bass player for Joni Mitchell: “It was fantastic”

“He did play like a tuba player sometimes…”

Elle Palmer
May 29, 2024
Geddy Lee - Rush - Bass

‘Teen Town’: Geddy Lee discusses “one of the most quintessential bass songs”

A clinic from the master of the low end.

Tim Coffman
Apr 14, 2024
Joni Mitchell - 1970s

Bob Dylan, Cocaine, and Fretless Bass: how Joni Mitchell made ‘Hejira’

The jazzy emotions at play.

Tim Coffman
Mar 28, 2024
Who killed Jaco Pastorius? - how a beating brought an end to the world's best bass player

Who killed Jaco Pastorius? How a beating brought an end to the world’s best bass player

Fighting going to its most tragic conclusion.

Tim Coffman
Mar 12, 2024
Jaco Pastorius, Amsterdam, 1980

Why did Jaco Pastorius switch to the fretless bass?

Two factors.

Arun Starkey
May 5, 2023

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