Ronald Shannon Jackson
American jazz drummer (1940–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ronald Shannon Jackson (January 12, 1940 – October 19, 2013) was an American jazz drummer from Fort Worth, Texas.[1] A pioneer of avant-garde jazz, free funk, and jazz fusion, he appeared on over 50 albums as a bandleader, sideman, arranger, and producer. Jackson and bassist Sirone are the only musicians to have performed and recorded with the three prime shapers of free jazz: pianist Cecil Taylor, and saxophonists Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler.[2]
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Background information | |
Born | (1940-01-12)January 12, 1940 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Died | October 19, 2013(2013-10-19) (aged 73) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Percussionist |
Years active | 1958–2013 |
Labels | Antilles, DIW, Moers |
Website | ronaldshannonjackson |
Musician, Player and Listener magazine writers David Breskin and Rafi Zabor called him "the most stately free-jazz drummer in the history of the idiom, a regal and thundering presence."[3] Gary Giddins wrote "Jackson is an astounding drummer, as everyone agrees…he has emerged as a kind of all-purpose new-music connoisseur who brings a profound and unshakably individual approach to every playing situation."[4]
In 1979, he founded his own group, the Decoding Society,[1] playing what has been dubbed free funk: a blend of funk rhythm and free jazz improvisation.