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Ronald Shannon Jackson

Active

1970s - 2000s

Born

January 12, 1940 in Fort Worth, TX

Died

October 19, 2013 in Fort Worth, TX

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Free Funk Free Jazz Fusion Hard Bop Avant-Garde Jazz

Member Of

Last Exit Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet Music Revelation Ensemble
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Ronald Shannon Jackson

Biography by Scott Yanow

Drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson, and his Decoding Society of the 1980s, learned from the example of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time and were a logical extension of the group. They featured colorful and noisy…
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Album Highlights

  • Mandance
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    Mandance
  • Red Warrior
    Ronald Shannon Jackson
    Red Warrior
  • Live in Warsaw
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    Live in Warsaw
  • Barbeque Dog
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    Barbeque Dog
  • Live at Greenwich House
    Ronald Shannon Jackson
    Live at Greenwich House
  • Earned Dreams
    Ronald Shannon Jackson
    Earned Dreams
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