Although his performing career lasted only six years, LaFaro's innovative approach to the bass redefined jazz playing, bringing an "emancipation" introducing "so many diverse possibilities as would have been thought impossible for the bass only a short time before",[REF] and inspiring a generation of bassists who followed him.
On March 5, 2014, the Geneva City Council approved an idea to declare April 3 (LaFaro's birthday) as "Scott LaFaro Day" in the city every year [REF].