Outside of Weather Report, Pastorius released a landmark self-titled solo album in 1976 and collaborated extensively with singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell on influential albums such as …

Over the next few years, Mitchell hired the Weather Report line-up en masse (although without Zawinul in each case) to play on her studio albums Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977) and …

Although much of his fame stems from his time with Weather Report, Jaco’s recordings with Joni Mitchell yielded some of the finest bass playing of his career by Nick Wells

Weather Report you’ll likely know about, but he worked with Herbie Hancock, Return to Forever’s Al Di Meola, PatMetheny and Ian Hunter and a host of others. No Regrets, Coyote. Joni …

He became a member of jazz fusion outfit Weather Report from 1976 to 1981 and was heavily influenced by funk, his innovative fretless style utilising harmonics, bass chords and high-end …

John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist who was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. He worked …

Bass player Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987) became a star in his own right, however, and appeared on four late 1970s albums by Joni Mitchell. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA …

John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (, December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist who was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. He worked …

In addition to performing it in Weather Report concerts, it was a staple of Joe’s later band, the Zawinul Syndicate, whose live performances can be heard on 2005’s Vienna Nights, and on …

On stage, he was a master showman. Jaco’s work with Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Ian Hunter, and as a solo artist and collaborator remains watershed, and continues to inspire scores of …