John Francis Pastorius III was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on December 1, 1951. His family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida where he took up the drums. From an early age he love sports and that’s how he got his nickname. It was originally Jocko but he later changed it to Jaco. After breaking his wrist playing football, he was no longer satisfied with the sound he got drumming and he switched to the electric bass.

Here’s a performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival.