For much of 1958 LaFaro was with pianist/vibraphonist Victor Feldman's band. Fellow bassist Red Mitchell taught him how to pluck strings with both the index and middle fingers independently. He practiced from sheet music for the higher-pitched clarinet to improve his facility the upper register for bass.
LaFaro spent most of his days practicing his instrument. He played in groups at the College Spa and Joe's Restaurant on State Street in downtown Ithaca.īeginning in 1955, he was a member of the Buddy Morrow big band. He left that organization to work in Los Angeles. After three months at Ithaca College, he concentrated on bass. He started playing piano in elementary school, bass clarinet in middle school, and tenor saxophone when he entered high school. He took up double bass at 18 before entering college because learning a string instrument was required of music education majors. Born in Irvington, New Jersey, the son of a big band musician, Rocco Scott LaFaro (Ap– July 6, 1961) was five when his family moved to Geneva, New York.
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