{{Infobox musical artist | name = Scott LaFaro | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Rocco Scott LaFaro | birth_date = April 3, 1936 | birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = July 6, 1961 | death_place = [[Seneca, New York#Communities and locations in the Town of Seneca|Flint, New York], New York | instrument = Double bass | genre = Jazz, bebop, cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1955–1961 | label = Riverside, Atlantic | associated_acts =Bill Evans | website = www.scottlafaro.com }} Rocco Scott LaFaro was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio. Wikipedia