Synonymous with the bass, the late Jaco Pastorius was singlehandedly responsible taking the instrument to a level of creative expression that had never been heard or seen before. Undeniably a legend ...

“Jaco,” the extraordinary documentary about South Florida-bred music icon Jaco Pastorius that broke Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival attendance records opening night at Hard Rock Live, will ...

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo is a busy man these days. He's working on completing a documentary film about bass legend Jaco Pastorius, who was a major influence on his playing, and beginning work ...

Jaco Pastorius, the late jazz bassist who was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981, a player on multiple Joni Mitchell albums and more, was given the documentary treatment this year with Jaco, ...

On the site, Trujillo writes, “Jaco has always been a hero of mine and one of the reasons I play bass to this day. This film has been a project of love and passion for me. This amazing film has been ...

According to a press release, Jaco: The Film will arrive Nov. 27 in association with this year's Record Store Day Black Friday event, with consumers able to choose between DVD/Blu-ray releases as well ...

To non-musicians, it might seem surprising that Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo is producing 'Jaco: The Film,' a documentary about jazz legend Jaco Pastorius. But as he pointed out during a recent ...

Jaco Pastorius strums his bass guitar at Avery Fisher Hall in New York on June 28, 1982. The Syracuse International Film Festival will screen "JACO," a documentary about Pastorius, on Black Friday ...

MILL VALLEY, Calif. — Metallica bass player Robert Trujillo's four-year Jaco Pastorius documentary project finally hit the big screen Monday night, with a sold-out in-progress screening at the 37th ...

They called him "the Jimi Hendrix of the bass." Jaco Pastorius (pronounced "jock-oh") took an instrument normally confined to the rhythm section and brought it out front. He's probably best known for ...