Legendary American bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius together with his backing band performed at the “So What?” Belgian TV show in 1985. Jaco and his band played live in the show’s studio for about 45 minutes. The setlist for this recorded live TV performance is as follows: Dolphin Dance; If You… Read more“Jaco Pastorius Band – “So What?” Belgian TV Show (1985)”
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Victor is a freelance writer, independent journalist, cryptocurrency-based blockchain blogger, music researcher, apprentice musician, Wikipedian, bachelor student as well as former student radio presenter and student TV presenter. He is the main author at The Rockpedia (since September 2019 onwards). In addition, he is also the main author at The Dockyards since March 2015 onwards.
Weather Report – 8:30, Jazz Fusion Live Album (1979)
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