David Pastorius Articles

David Pastorius: It’s not what you think

When your last name is Pastorius and you play the bass, it only stands to reason that people will draw some immediate conclusions.
In the case of David Pastorius, they’d probably be wrong.
David, the nephew of the late, great bassist Jaco Pastorius, may share the same last name and instrument of choice as his uncle, but [...]

Rewind: Bass Lessons, Columns, Gear Watch, New Releases & Favorite Videos

In case you missed them, here are the top features from the week of October 4th, 2009.
Jon Burr offers some sound advice in his latest lesson, To click or not to click? Or, what’s in a metronome?.
Damian Erskine answers a reader’s question on playing with and around the beat
Evan Kepner’s latest lesson covers Melodic 2-5-1 [...]

Sneak Preview: David Pastorius and Local 518’s “Sense of Urgency”

Bassist David Pastorius and his band, Local 518, have released their second album in the U.S., Sense of Urgency.
The album features Pastorius on bass with Local 518 members Al Brodeur on guitar and keyboards, Bjarne Jannik Kjaer on drums, steel drums and keyboards, Anthony Darmana on percussion and Dijeradoo and Dave Hoag on keyboards. Other [...]

Rewind: top bass lessons and videos, Ray Riendeau’s Rave, Ask Damian Erskine, new releases and more

In case you missed them, here are some of the most popular features from last week (September 21st through 26th).
Jon Burr shows us how to make transposition much easier in his latest lesson: “By the Numbers“.
Meet Phil Wain, our player in the spotlight.
Damian Erskine discusses the topic of learning new styles. in his weekly Ask [...]

Victor Wooten, Anthony Wellington & David Pastorius clinic jam

Here’s a cool video of Victor Wooten leading a bass clinic in Orlando, Florida along with bassists Anthony Wellington and David Pastorius.
More proof that there’s never too many bass players (or Hartke amps, it seems!)

David Pastorius & Local 518 set to release “Sense of Urgency”

Local 518 has just completed recording their second album, “Sense of Urgency”, recorded at Studio 101 in Melbourne, Florida. The album will be released on P-Vine Records in Japan.
Local 518 includes David Pastorius on bass, Al Brodeur on guitar, Bjarne Jannik Kjaer on drums, Anthony Darmana on percussion and Dave Hoag on keys. Pastorius [...]

David Pastorius & Local 518 release debut album

David Pastorius (nephew of Jaco Pastorius) has just released a new album on P-Vine Records titled “David Pastorius and Local 518″.
Local 518 has released a few live performance videos featuring tracks from the album:

Source: DavidPastorius.com.