Also known as
  • Add other possible names for this topic
Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, January 13, 1929, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S., died May 23, 1994, Los Angeles, California) was a jazz guitarist. His extensive use of walking basslines, melodic counterpoint during improvisation, and use of a chord-melody style of play opened up new possibilities for jazz guitar and had a profound influence on future guitarists. Joe Pass, the son of Mariano Passalacqua, a Sicilian-born steel mill worker, was raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Born... full article at wikipedia
Gender
Date of birth
  • Jan 13, 1929
Place of birth
Profession
Spouse (or domestic partner)
Employment history
Height
Weight
Quotations
Date of death
  • May 23, 1994
Place of death
Cause of death
Date of cremation
Place of cremation
Date of burial
Place of burial
With the exception of Wikipedia summaries and some images the content on this page is typically distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license or Public Domain.
The original description for this topic was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article "Joe Pass" licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License .
The album, artist, and track information originated from the MusicBrainz page entitled "Joe Pass." The information is Public Domain .
Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by foreign_name_bot Sep 11, 2008
View topic history »
Gallery add edit

Map

Loading map...

Recent Discussions about Joe Pass

There are no conversations on this topic. Would you like to start one?

Start the Discussion »