METALLICA Bassist Robert Trujillo's Jaco Pastorius Film To Debut In October
September 18, 2014, 10 years ago
After years of working on a documentary about the late jazz bass player Jaco Pastorius, Robert Trujillo felt he'd hit a wall, reports Marco della Cava of USA Today.
Although the Metallica bassist was driven to complete his self-funded cinematic tribute, he felt the project didn't have its narrative center. Then last January, Trujillo was at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Gala and bumped into Joni Mitchell, whose deep collaboration with Pastorius is showcased on 1980's Shadows and Light.
"We got to talking about music, and eventually she agreed to appear in the film," says Trujillo. "That changed everything."Mitchell's intimate interviews anchor Jaco, which debuts October 6th in conjunction with the Mill Valley Film Festival.
After the screening there will be a benefit concert - for the California Film Institute - at the Sweetwater Music Hall, co-owned by the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir. Tickets are $150; the concert features Trujillo, his Metallica bandmate Kirk Hammett, Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction and Mary and David Pastorius (Jaco's daughter and nephew).
Trujillo says he expects final edits on Jaco to be completed "in time to get the film in other festivals, like Berlin and South By Southwest." He says he's in discussions with a few distributors for a spring 2015 theatrical release.
Further details can be found here.
