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Ronald Shannon Jackson

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American jazz drummer (1940-2013)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1940 to 2013 · aged 73
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Ronald Shannon Jackson was an American jazz drummer from Fort Worth, Texas. A pioneer of avant-garde jazz, free funk, and jazz fusion, he appeared on over 50 albums as a bandleader, sideman, arranger, and producer.

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Ronald Shannon Jackson & the Decoding Society at Kool Jazz Festival, Wolfgang’s, San Francisco CA 10/28/83Ronald Shannon Jackson & the Decoding Society at Kool Jazz Festival, Wolfgang’s, San Francisco CA 10/28/83

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Ronald Shannon Jackson was an American jazz drummer from Fort Worth, Texas. 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.

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United States
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1940 to 2013 · aged 73
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