Kurt Elling joined Yellowjackets to reinterpret WEATHER REPORT's instrumental catalog on a new live album with bonus studio ...

In his younger days, when he was prowling clubs and practice spaces in search of work and collaborators, Jaco Pastorius often referred to himself as the greatest bass player in the world. Hubris among ...

The song emerged from the hedonism and chaos of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. David ...

Legendary bassist Richard Bona shares the unforgettable moment that introduced him to jazz and changed his musical path forever. He explains how discovering Jaco Pastorius, hearing his revolutionary ...

Filmed at the Montreal Jazz Festival in the early 1980s, this concert provides nearly an hour of first-class jazz. Bob Mintzer is outspoken on tenor sax in the opening number, underpinned by Jaco s ...

The reputation of the late Jaco Pastorius is legendary, based as much on his mercurial personality as his groundbreaking bass playing and small but significant repertoire of original music. His ...

Birdland is the closest thing that fusion trailblazers Weather Report ever had to a hit single – and a landmark recording in modern jazz. Written by the group’s founding keyboard player Joe Zawinul, ...

A must-listen release for fans has arrived, featuring a new recording of the November 20, 1976, concert in Sacramento from the tour supporting her eighth album, 'Hejira.' This performance features a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Best of 2024: Ask any bass player to name his top 10 bassists and you'll find that Jaco Pastorius almost always features in the ...

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock knows when he is in the presence of genius, something revolutionary, a new way forward. He witnessed it as a young pianist with the Miles Davis Quintet, and again the first ...

I am Manta. I usually work at a startup, and on weekends I explore music and hobbies while searching for a new lifestyle. It is presumptuous for someone like me to talk about this, but I would like to ...