Carlton Jackson Death – Dead, Obituary, Funeral, Cause Of Death, Passed Away: 60-year-old Carlton Jackson was a drummer, educator, longtime statesman of the Portland jazz and blues scene, and veteran KMHD broadcaster, he passed away on July 5th, 2021 at his home in North Portland.
60-year-old Carlton Jackson was a drummer, educator, longtime statesman of the Portland jazz and blues scene, and veteran KMHD broadcaster, he passed away on July 5th, 2021 at his home in North Portland.
On July 5th, 2021, InsideEko Media learned about the death of Carlton Jackson through social media publications made on Twitter.
InsideEko is yet to confirm Carlton Jackson’s cause of death as no health issues, accident or other causes of death have been learned to be associated with the passing.
This death has caused a lot of friends and family of Jackson so much hurt. It is in that mourning spirit that the concerned persons have taken to social media to share tributes to the deceased and condolences to the affected family.
Tributes To Carlton Jackson
Across social media users’ timelines are statements that show respect, admiration, and gratitude towards Jackson as people mourn the passing.
Deeply sadden by the news of Carlton Jackson‘s passing. Just a wonderful person who gave graciously in all ways that mattered. You will be sorely missed by a community of folks who admired and so often leaned into your humanity.
Carlton Jackson was a teacher, without even trying. Whatever else was going on, he still had the uncanny ability to anticipate, to quietly guide with his playing, and even to make a soft suggestion – “take a breath; hold the phrase past the last measure of your solo; play along or lay out…”. He was easy enough to work with, if you confronted potential issues before they became so; it was always about honesty, no sugarcoating, no bullshit. Carlton didn’t relegate himself to just playing rhythms. The musicality of his work was sublimely melodic. And his brush work! Carlton was one of 13 drummers that the
Dover Weinberg Quartet had, in 18 years of Tuesdays, and he lasted longer than any of them. I was the one that he gave notice to and told me his reason; again, having met his limit when we inadvertently changed the format, on which he called bullshit. With this in mind, it came as a surprise when he agreed to play at Blackwell’s, on a whim, in a format that had yet to be determined. Soul Cookin’ was his label for what
Lloyd Jones, Dover, Carlton, and I were doing and it stuck. That unit ultimately gave birth to another, as well: The Bayou Boyz. How ironic – and apt – that what he helped to start just happened to be playing the
2021 Waterfront Blues Festival “Upriver”, yesterday. It wasn’t just the combo, either. Some of the most satisfying gigs we did together were when Carlton covered with the
Ty Curtis band. Now that I think on it, although what I got to do with the man represents a sliver of his work, the range was stupendous: Lloyd Jones,
Monti Amundson and
Robbie Laws, The Dover Weinberg Quartet, Rod Price (Foghat), Paul deLay,
Duffy Bishop, Bo Diddley, and a bunch of one-offs. It didn’t matter what genre or style. He could make rock, jazz, old school soul, gut bucket blues, country, or anything, either sound thoroughly authentic or, if the venue or occasion called for it, make it so you wouldn’t notice. It was surreal to listen to “The Message” on KMHD tonight. I’m going to miss his voice, his music, and his friendship.This one really really hurts.
I hope that when I shuffle off this mortal coil, people who barely know me will be effected the way I was this morning when I heard the news that Carlton Jackson has passed away. The absolute most versatile drummer I’ve known, we were both alumni of the David Douglas High School marching band and learned from the great
Larry Morrell. When we ran into each other, we’d share stories about those days, and one of my least deserving distinctions is that both he and I were “section leaders” in that band.
My favorite story about Carlton was a gig he told me about many years ago. There was a smooth-jazz/rock musician gigging in Portland infrequently in the ’90’s who hired Carlton for a weekend gig at a restaurant/nightclub. The player was quite fond of drinking before, during and after gigs. At the end of the night, as he was paying his musicians, this guy thanked Carlton for the good job he did and gave him his money, telling him, “Good job! I’m glad I didn’t hire Carlton Jackson-you’re a lot better than him.” Carlton being Carlton, he just nodded and smiled, took his money and left. RIP.
VERY SAD NEWS THIS MORNING: It is with a heavy heart I share that Portland’s legendary master drummer and percussionist Carlton Jackson has passed away. I owe him a great debt of gratitude for his masterful drumming on my single “Sunday Morning.” Portland has LOST another great musician. I know Linda Hornbuckle, Janice Scroggins, and Jim Miller have welcomed him to the great beyond. Here is “Sunday Morning” in tribute and honor of the late great Mr. Carlton Jackson. Please click and play “Sunday Morning” in HIS remembrance.
Carlton Jackson, the one drummer who perhaps most embodied the ubiquitous nature of the Portland music scene from the 70s to the present, has died. A graduate of David Douglas High School marching band, Carlton went on to drum with just about every musical luminary that Portland has ever produced, including (but hardly limited to) The Esquires, Johnny and the Distractions, Terry Robb, Tom Grant, Curtis Salgado, Dan Siegel, Lloyd Jones, Paul Delay, and too many others to count. For over forty years, Carlton was the drummer every Portland musician looked up to. And certainly every one of them has a story to tell. That Carlton will be missed is an understatement. That he has left an unfillable hole in the hearts of so many, is without doubt.
Shocked to learn this morning that my friend, the brilliant drummer Carlton Jackson passed away yesterday, just days after his 60th birthday. There was a stretch there years ago when we did a lot of local jazz trio gigs together. Carlton was truly masterful. He’d played with Booker T, Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter.. and when bassist Brian Casey suggested him for the trio I was frankly intimidated. Coming from more of the solo acoustic guitar world I honestly was not completely up to working with a truly great jazz drummer. But every musician needs the experience of playing with someone better than them to pull them up, and Carlton was that person for me I encouraged a lot of drum solos in that trio. It was not uncommon for him to take three choruses of something like All The Things You Are, Nardis.. Take Five or My Favorite Things could be ten minutes of just drums easy.. And he killed it every time. The audience was with him for the whole ride, and always erupted for him when we came back in. It was a reoccurring nightmare of mine that I’d come back in a beat off! And Carlton did not suffer fools -even if they were writing the check. A few times we had a sub bassist that wasn’t quite up to the gig and Carlton would just eat them alive with a combination of a sly smile and impossible rhythmic cat and mouse games. One night the bassist didn’t show and we played just acoustic guitar and drums for three hours in a quiet place, and it was just magical. Carlton said a few times over a few years after that we should make a duo album.. I so wish we had. Rest in peace CJ.
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