John Francis Pastorius III
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John Francis Pastorius III, better known as Jaco Pastorius, was a groundbreaking American jazz bassist renowned for revolutionizing the electric bass with his virtuosic fretless playing and work with Weather Report.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Francis Pastorius III canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz bassist ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1987 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Al Di Meola
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Blood, Sweat & Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Joni Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Metheny NERFINISHED ⓘ Weather Report NERFINISHED ⓘ Weather Report rhythm section with Peter Erskine ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1951-12-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from an assault ⓘ |
| child |
Felix Pastorius
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John Pastorius IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1987-09-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Deerfield Beach High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Finnish-American
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German-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Jack Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
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jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
John Patitucci
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Marcus Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Tal Wilkenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Wooten NERFINISHED ⓘ many modern electric bassists ⓘ |
| instrument |
double bass
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drums ⓘ electric bass guitar ⓘ fretless bass guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harmonic and chordal bass playing
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revolutionizing the electric bass guitar ⓘ virtuosic fretless bass technique ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Weather Report
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Word of Mouth (band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Stephanie Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Francis Pastorius III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Continuum
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Donna Lee (bass arrangement) NERFINISHED ⓘ Heavy Weather (album with Weather Report) NERFINISHED ⓘ Invitation (1983 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaco Pastorius (1976 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Teen Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Word of Mouth (1981 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bassist ⓘ composer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery, North Lauderdale, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedWith | Weather Report from 1976 to 1981 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Gregory Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatureInstrument | Fender Jazz Bass (fretless, modified) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ingrid Pastorius (second wife)
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Tracy Lee (first wife) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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