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His nickname was influenced by his love of sports and by umpire Jocko Conlan. He often watched baseball with his father. He was talented in football, basketball, and baseball, and he picked up music at an early age. He went to Northeast High School in Oakland Park. Clement's Catholic School in Wilton Manors, and he was an altar boy at the adjoining church. In 1960, his family moved to Oakland Park, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale. He was of Finnish, Sami, German, Swedish, and Irish ancestry. His grandmother was a Finn named Kaisa Eriika Isojärvi.
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Pastorius was born December 1, 1951, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to Jack Pastorius, a big band singer and drummer, and Stephanie Katherine Haapala Pastorius and was the first of their three children. He was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1988, one of only seven bassists so honored (and the only electric bassist). His signature approach employed Latin-influenced funk, lyrical solos on fretless bass, bass chords, and innovative use of harmonics.
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He is best known for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1981, as well as work with artists including Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, and his own solo projects.Īs a musician, he developed an influential approach to bass playing that combined the use of complex harmony with virtuosic technique. John Francis Anthony " Jaco" Pastorius III ( / ˈ dʒ ɑː k oʊ p æ s ˈ t ɔːr i ə s/, December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz musician, composer, big band leader and electric bass player.