Ronald Shannon Jackson (born January 12, 1940) is an American jazz drummer. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Fort Worth is the sixth-largest city in the state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork Trinity River and forming part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ... Official language(s) None. ...

He has led his own bands since the late 1970s, playing what has been dubbed free funk: a blend of funk rhythm and free jazz improvisation. Guitarist Vernon Reid played and recorded extensively with Jackson. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... Rhythm (Greek ρυθμός = tempo) is the variation of the duration of sounds or other events over time. ... Free jazz is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is an African American guitar player perhaps best known as the founder and primary songwriter of heavy metal group Living Colour. ...

Jackson is perhaps the only person to have recorded and performed with the three prime shapers of free jazz: pianist Cecil Taylor, and saxophonists Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler. He was a member of Last Exit, and has recorded with Bill Laswell. Free jazz is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ... Cecil Percival Taylor (born in New York March 15, 1930) is a pianist and poet now generally acknowledged to be one of the great innovative sources of free jazz (along with the better known Ornette Coleman). ... Ornette Coleman Ornette Coleman (born March 19, 1930) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Albert Ayler (July 13, 1936–November 1970) was an American jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. ... Last Exit is the name of two different musical groups: Last Exit was a music group composed of Ronnie Pearson (drummer of the Phoenix Jazzmen, who is rumored having been asked by The Beatles to part them before eventually Ringo Starr became their drummer), John Hedley, a well-known guitar... Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem, Illinois and raised in Detroit) is a prolific bassist, producer, and record label owner who has collaborated with hundreds of musicians all over the world. ...

Vernon Reid (Living Colour), and Melvin Gibbs (Harriet Tubman, Rollins Band, Power Tools) both started their careers with Jackson. Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is an African American guitar player perhaps best known as the founder and primary songwriter of heavy metal group Living Colour. ... Living Colour live during the Stain-Tour (Vienna, 1993) Living Colour is a black metal group formed in New York city in 1984 by African American musicians. ... Rollins Band are rock music group led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins. ...

Jackson is notable for his unusual approach to his instrument, which draws as much inspiration from military and parade bands as from traditional jazz drumming.

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