Despite Neil Peart focusing on the raw precision in Rush, some tunes could leave him absolutely speechless when he heard them.

From stadium-filling riffs to the birth of the synthesizer, we rank the essential records that defined rock’s most creative decade ...

Genesis told Steve Hackett they liked a song on his second solo album. The song was one of the reasons he’d quit the band ...

Revisiting this week last year with John McLaughlin from The Montreaux Years, Jaco Pastorius from Live At Montreal, guitarist Mike Miller, The Trackers, bassist Lee Puckett and Spherical Agenda.

Jaco Pastorius redefined what the bass guitar could be. His rise was fast, brilliant, and unforgettable. But fame, pressure, and personal struggles followed just as quickly. The untold story reveals ...

Birdland is the closest thing that fusion trailblazers Weather Report ever had to a hit single – and a landmark recording in modern jazz. Written by the group’s founding keyboard player Joe Zawinul, ...

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Jazz great Pastorius instructs, does solo performance work, exclusive interviews, performance footage with Jeremy Jemmott, John Scofield and Kenwood Dennard; also cutting edge special features. This ...

3Below features three extended range instruments played by Michael Manring (Jaco Pastorius alumni, creator of the Hyperbass), Trey Gunn (Warr Guitarist with King Crimson), Alonso Arreola (Mexican ...

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock knows when he is in the presence of genius, something revolutionary, a new way forward. He witnessed it as a young pianist with the Miles Davis Quintet, and again the first ...

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