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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 [...]

Here’s a live performance of “Black Market” from 1978. I hear this all the time in my house because my husband likes to practice to it.