Jaco Pastorius was a highly technical, very talented, and greatly influential bassist whose legacy still lives on through his music to this day. As part of the 2014 documentary film entitled Jaco on his life and amazing musical career (a documentary film which was co-produced by bassist Robert Trujillo of… Read more“Famous Musicians Who Remember Jaco Pastorius”
Category: Jazz fusion
Jaco Pastorius And The Urantia Book
This is a brief and informative article on Jaco Pastorius (a revolutionary, highly technical, tremendously creative, original, and charismatic jazz and jazz fusion bassist, best known for being part of the jazz fusion band Weather Report during the late 1970s and early 1980s) and his interest in the Urantia Book,… Read more“Jaco Pastorius And The Urantia Book”
Jean-Luc Ponty, An Excellent Jazz And Jazz Fusion Violinist
Jean-Luc Ponty is a well known, excellent, and legendary jazz and jazz fusion French violinist with an impressive life-long musical career spanning over 5 decades in time. He was born in Avranches, France in 1942 into a musical family (his father taught violin while his mother taught piano). At the… Read more“Jean-Luc Ponty, An Excellent Jazz And Jazz Fusion Violinist”
Joe Zawinul – Di•a•lects (1986), Jazz Fusion Studio Album
Di•a•lects is the title of the fourth solo studio album released by jazz fusion pioneer and legend Josef ‘Joe’ Erich Zawinul (ex-Weather Report frontman and creator) in 1986. The full title of this studio album is ‘Di•a•lects, Music for solo synthesizers and voices‘ and sums up the musical content on… Read more“Joe Zawinul – Di•a•lects (1986), Jazz Fusion Studio Album”
Joe Zawinul – My People, Jazz Album (1996)
‘My People‘ is the title of a studio album released by Austrian-born keyboardist Josef ‘Joe’ Erich Zawinul in 1996 through Escapade Music. The LP was recorded between 1992 and 1996 and has a total length of 52 minutes and 33 seconds. It was produced by one of Joe’s sons, more… Read more“Joe Zawinul – My People, Jazz Album (1996)”
Esbjörn Svensson Trio – A Great Swedish Jazz Trio
Esbjörn Svensson Trio (e.s.t. for short) was a great Swedish jazz trio which was active between 1993 and 2008. The trio consisted of the band’s frontman, Esbjörn Svensson (on piano), Dan Berglund (acoustic bass/double bass), and Magnus Öström (on drums). Their music was influenced by various genres, including, most notably,… Read more“Esbjörn Svensson Trio – A Great Swedish Jazz Trio”
Allan Holdsworth – A Legendary Jazz Fusion Guitarist
Allan Holdsworth was a legendary English jazz fusion/jazz rock, instrumental rock, and progressive rock guitarist. Allan Holdsworth was born on 6 August 1946 in Bradford, England and passed away on 15 April 2017 at the age of 70 in Vista, California, U.S. Holdsworth was an extremely technical and influential guitarist… Read more“Allan Holdsworth – A Legendary Jazz Fusion Guitarist”
Jaco Pastorius – Holiday for Pans (1993)
‘Holiday for Pans‘ is the title of the third studio album by legendary American jazz fusion bassist Jaco Pastorius which was posthumously released in 1993 through Sound Hills. The album was recorded long before its year of release, during the early 1980s, more specifically between 1980 and 1982. The LP… Read more“Jaco Pastorius – Holiday for Pans (1993)”
The Zawinul Syndicate Live In Hamburg, Germany (1996)
The Zawinul Syndicate was the main continuator of the legendary American jazz fusion band Weather Report fronted by the one and only fantastic and innovative Austrian-born keyboardist and bandleader Josef ‘Joe’ Erich Zawinul from 1970 up until 1986. After a short-lived spin-off project which was represented by Weather Update in… Read more“The Zawinul Syndicate Live In Hamburg, Germany (1996)”
The Zawinul Syndicate Live At Jazz Open Stuttgart (1997)
The Zawinul Syndicate can be perceived as the main continuator of the legendary American jazz fusion band Weather Report which ceased its musical activity in 1986. The Zawinul Syndicate was formed in 1988, two years after the disbandment of Weather Report and the short-lived musical project Weather Update which included… Read more“The Zawinul Syndicate Live At Jazz Open Stuttgart (1997)”