Jaco Pastorius performs in 1982, around the time when Paul Blakemore engineered his concert at Avery Fisher Hall for NPR's Jazz Alive!. Tom Copi/Courtesy of Resonance Records hide caption
Jaco Pastorius The following stories about this artist have appeared on NPR.org
Jaco Pastorius
The Bill Evans Trio in 1968. Giuseppe Pino/Courtesy of Resonance Records hide caption
Jaco Pastorius. Brian Risner/Courtesy of Big Hassle Media hide caption
'Okonkole y Trompa'
Bass iconoclast Jaco Pastorius (seen here in 1986) is the subject of a new documentary produced by Metallica's Robert Trujillo. Claus Eckert/Sony Legacy hide caption
The late virtuoso bassist Jaco Pastorius enjoyed only a relatively brief career, but was influential to musicians across genres. Courtesy of JPI hide caption
Why Metallica's Bassist Is Producing A Jazz Documentary
Stanley Clarke performs on stage during the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival in 2007. Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images hide caption
