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John Francis Anthony Pastorius III (December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987), known as Jaco Pastorius, was an influential American jazz musician, composer, big band leader and electric bass player. 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.〔http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/jaco-pastorius-is-the-most-important-musician-youve-never-heard-of?utm_source=vicefbuk〕 As a musician, he developed a highly influential approach to bass playing that combined a deep understanding of advanced harmony with ferocious technical prowess. His signature approach infused Latin-influenced 16th-note funk, lyrical soloing on fretless bass, bass chords and innovative use of harmonics. He was inducted into the ''Down Beat'' Jazz Hall of Fame in 1988, one of only seven bassists so honored (and the only electric bass guitarist). ==Early life== Pastorius was born December 1, 1951, in Norristown, Pennsylvania,〔Jaco Pastorius official website〕 to Jack Pastorius (big band singer and drummer) and Stephanie Katherine Haapala Pastorius,〔Ingrid's Jaco Cyber Nest; FAQ〕 the first of their three children. Jaco´s grandmother was a Finn, named Kaisa Eriika Isojärvi. Jaco Pastorius was of Finnish, Sami,〔Haapala Family Genealogical Research by Cynthia Pannell〕 German, Swedish and Irish ancestry.〔Ingrid's Jaco Cybernest; FAQ〕 He was a descendant of Francis Daniel Pastorius. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Oakland Park, Florida, (near Fort Lauderdale). Pastorius went to elementary and middle school at St. Clement's Catholic School in Wilton Manors, and he was an altar boy at the adjoining church.〔GQ, 1988〕 Pastorius formed his first band named the Sonics (not the Seattle-based band of the same name), along with John Caputo and Dean Noel. He went to high school at Northeast High in Oakland Park, Florida.〔Milkowski, 2005〕 He was a talented athlete with skills in football, basketball, and baseball, and he picked up music at an early age. He took the name "Anthony" at his confirmation.〔 He loved baseball and often watched it with his father. Pastorius' nickname was influenced by his love of sports and also by the umpire Jocko Conlan.〔 He changed the spelling from "Jocko" to "Jaco" after the pianist Alex Darqui sent him a note. Darqui, who was French, assumed "Jaco" was the correct spelling. Pastorius liked the new spelling.〔 Jaco Pastorius had a second nickname, given to him by his younger brother Gregory: "Mowgli", after the wild young boy in Rudyard Kipling's children's classic, ''The Jungle Book''. Gregory gave him the nickname in reference to his seemingly endless energy as a child.〔 Pastorius later established his music publishing company as Mowgli Music. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jaco Pastorius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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