A personal biographical sketch - by Aspen Pittmann |
On the 21st of September 1987 the world lost a truly great musician. Greg and Rory Pastorius lost their brother. And I lost a close friend. Jaco Pastorius, dead as the result of a senseless attack by ...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:09:00 GMT |
Instruments & Technique |
Pastorius was most identified by his use of two well-worn Fender Jazz Basses from the early 1960s: A 1960 Fretted, and a 1962 Fretless. The fretless was originally a fretted bass (as fretless versions...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:55:00 GMT |
Health Problems & Death |
In the early to mid-1980s, Pastorius began to experience increasingly prevalent mental health problems, including symptoms of bipolar disorder. These were worsened by heavy drug and alcohol use and he...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:08:00 GMT |
