2013.11.04 Melvin Gibbs on Ronald Shannon Jackson

Rebroadcast August 16, 2021.

This is part 2 of the rebroadcasts of the Ronald Shannon Jackson memorial broadcasts from 2013.  Melvin Gibbs opens up about the genesis of the Decoding Society, including cameos of Ornette Coleman, Gil Evans, the Bad Brains and many more.  Also featuring a live recording of the Decoding Society at the height of its powers from London’s Roundhouse.  Mind expansion.


Monday night from 6pm to 9pm on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR HD-1 and wkcr.org.  Tuesday morning it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/


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Photo credit: publicity photo by Deborah Feingold provided by Antilles Records.