For over twenty years now, the planet has been without the presence of Jaco Pastorius, the revolutionary electric bass player of the 70s. He was a member of the group Weather Report and later led his own bands. Sadly, the lifestyle caught up to him in 1987. Despite his death, reverence for his style and impact is felt by electric bassists everywhere.
In November, 2008 a tribute band was formed, featuring top notch musicians such as drummer Kenwood Denard and trumpeter Randy Brecker. They played Pastorius' music in Times Square, at the Iridium jazz club. In attendance at the event was Ingrid Pastorius, the widow of the late musician. One of the bassists of the tribute band was a 21 year old musician by the name Joe Sinaguglia. The bassist was debuting in New York, with an appropriate introduction to the musician's playing capabilities. Joe Sinaguglia obtained a spot in the band thanks to his instructor at The Bass Collective. He was only suppose to rehearse, but was asked to fill in at the performance after Darryl Jones of the Rolling Stones was forced to drop out.
Joe grew up listening to Weather Reports albums, enchanted by the music and inspired to learn to play bass. Despite playing bass with musicians who once played with Pastorious before he was even born, for Joe Sinaguglia it was a comfortable playing environment. His upbringing definitely played a role in Joe's life. His mother is a high school music teacher, his father is a saxophone player, his brother Matt plays the drums, and his aunt is the nationally renowned jazz pianist Joyce DiCamillo. During Joe's performance, his aunt was in attendance. For her, the performance brought back memories of the bassist past.
Joe originally wanted to play electric guitar in a jazz setting, but found it too difficult. After struggling with it for a long while, he discovered the electric bass, and was hooked ever since. The bass was as natural to him as breathing, and in no time he mastered the skills require to play the fret less bass. The measure of a true musical gift is that after beginning to learn about the instrument, the musician throw away his sheet music and truly begins to explore the instrument and make music without any guidance. That was the sentiment that Joe's aunt held for Joe. Loving an instrument means that the musician will want to experiment a lot, and find their own music. The skills that Joe developed in his ability to play have really made him an exceptional bassist, and thanks to fate, New York has gotten a taste of that talent.
Graduating high school in 2005, Joe Sinaguglia hopes to become a private instructor of bass and develop his reputation, while making it big on the New York scene. He has a band of similarly aged musicians with whom Joe plays regularly, and he hopes to be able to really see his career grow.
Originally posted 2009-01-13 05:36:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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