Jaco (Yeah I know)

Jaco (Jack-O) Pastorius (Past-or-ee-us)
Approximately.

Or do you mean
John (Joh-nn) Francis (Fran-siss) Pastorius (Past-or-ee-us) III (the third )?

 

Is it "Jack-O"? I've always pronounced it "Jock-O".

 

WHY?

 

I took a Jazz History course last semester and my teacher told me it was pronounced "Jocko", and that's how I've heard it everwhere else.

 

I always thought it was "Jake-O"

 

Well how about the man himself on his instructional video!!??

 

I think it's pronounced "J-Lo".

 

LMAO!

Bruce, I've always heard it pronounced 'Jocko' also. How did he pronounce it in the video?

 

Perhaps that information would have been more useful to post the first time, as opposed to "WHY?".

 

It's Jaco, he briefly called himself Jocko in his youth and it appears on on or two early recordings.

The video confirms it, and the band intro on Joni Mitchell's Shadow and Light album.

Jaco, not Jocko.

 

Has Mr. Smarty Pants totally abandoned Sheepie's head? For "John", no matter how much you try, will always be ONE syllable!

 

Why do you get all offensive, Bruce? Keep in mind that not everyone is fortunate enough to have seen the instructional video.

 

Jaco = Jack O ?

crap, I always called him Bill.

 

hurm, I thought it was Jay-Ko. Can we agree it's pronounced Joh-Ko?

 

Wasn't his original nickname, Jocko, when he was a little kid? Isn't that what his parents called him? Then i thought he changed it after seeing the name Paco (pock-o). Well, I believe the name, Jaco, is a french name that orginated from the name Jaques, but as always, there is a slight chance that i may be correct (sorry if i stole your line and changed it a bit).

 

Jackie!

 

No, Bill! Pay attention!

 

Actually, PoT, I believe Jaco is either a Welsh or British name deriving from John. Perhaps...Yiddish? It's something of that nature, though.