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Music | HIGH NOTES Jul 23, 2003

Ze Records: "N.Y. No Wave"

by Suzannah Tartan

For New Yorkers, "downtown" is more than just a location -- it's an attitude, an aesthetic. From the explosion of punk and new wave that came out of CBGB in the '70s to the improvised music that emerged from the Knitting Factory in the ...

Music | HIGH NOTES Jul 23, 2003

Jaco Pastorius: "Word of Mouth Revisited"

by Michael Pronko

In the '70s and '80s, Jaco Pastorius revolutionized electric bass playing. The imprint of his bold sound can be heard in bass players from jazz to rock to funk. Whether in the seminal fusion group Weather Report, his own high-energy electric bands, with guitarists ...