A great instrument with much going for it. It won’t turn you into Jaco, but you can have a lot of fun trying! MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers spends hours testing ...

As sideman, bandleader or composer, Jaco Pastorius is one of those rare players who can legitimately be said to have revolutionized their instrument. With his lyrical, melodic fretless work, growling ...

Just two blocks west of Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale, progressive metal band Neolythyc is rehearsing in a cramped, dark, converted garage. The rehearsal space is just a stone's-throw from ...

When I tell people, "I saw Jaco play," I'm sometimes held in the same kind of reverential wonder that I shower on those who saw John Coltrane. Such is the reverence for his prolific, genre-busting ...

Twenty years ago Friday, bassist Jaco Pastorius died in a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., hospital as a result of injuries sustained during a fight in a local nightclub. He was 35. On the anniversary of his ...

A great instrument with much going for it. It won’t turn you into Jaco, but you can have a lot of fun trying! Not cheap, but feel the quality. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians ...