# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/scott-lafaro
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:32:40.081Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/scott-lafaro"
name: "Scott LaFaro"
slug: "scott-lafaro"
description: "Rocco Scott LaFaro was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio. LaFaro broke new ground on the instrument, developing a countermelodic style of accompaniment rather than playing traditional walking basslines, as well as virtuosity that was practically unmatched by any of his contemporaries. Despite his short career and death at the age of 25, he remains one of the most influential jazz bassists, and was ranked number 16 on Bass Player magazine's top 100 bass players of all time."
tagline: "American bassist (1936–1961)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/American_jazz_bassist_Scott_LaFaro.png"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1936-04-03"
deathDate: "1961-07-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://scottlafaro.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump