''Jaco'' is a 2014 American documentary that depicts the life and death of jazz musician

Jaco Pastorius John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist, composer and producer. He recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader and was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. ...

. The film was directed by Paul Marchand and Stephen Kijak and produced by

Robert Trujillo Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz (; born October 23, 1964) is an American musician, best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica since 2003. He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash ban ...

of Metallica and

John Battsek John Battsek is a British film producer of documentary films. Battsek co-founded Passion Pictures, a two-time Oscar-winning and four-time Oscar nominated independent production company. In 2020, Battsek departed Passion Pictures to launch cre ...

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. The film features interviews with Herbie Hancock,

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, Sting, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana,

Jerry Jemmott Gerald Stenhouse Jemmott (born March 22, 1946, in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, New York City) is an American bass guitarist. Jemmott was one of the chief session bass guitarists of the late 1960s and early 1970s, working with many of th ...

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, Bootsy Collins, and

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Reception

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'' called ''Jaco'' "an illuminating, compassionate new documentary." ''

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'' pronounced it "an engaging and interesting documentary" albeit about a "musician’s musician" which could limit its appeal. Bassist

Billy Sheehan William Sheehan (born March 19, 1953) is an American musician. He is best known for playing the bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. He is also known for his "lead bass" playing ...

felt that it was "a wonderful film" but opined that "I think, maybe, it might have concentrated on some eccentricities a little bit more than it could have."

References

External links

Jaco
The movie can be seen for free on

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Metallica's Robert Trujillo On His Hero, Jaco Pastorius
2014 films American documentary films Documentary films about jazz music and musicians Films produced by John Battsek 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{music-documentary-film-stub