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Topic: Ronald Shannon Jackson passes away

Posted By: Floyd Steely
Subject: Ronald Shannon Jackson passes away
Date Posted: October 20 2013 at 00:28

Ronald Shannon Jackson, the legendary jazz drummer and composer from Fort Worth who helped pioneer free jazz and jazz fusion, died Saturday morning of leukemia. He was 73.

In a career that spanned more than four decades, Mr. Jackson appeared on more than 50 albums as a leader, sideman, arranger or producer, and he collaborated with the pioneers of jazz’s avant-garde movement.

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Posted By: Floyd Steely
Date Posted: October 20 2013 at 00:41