Max Roach
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007)
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- Born
- 1924-01-10
- Died
- 2007-08-16
- Works
- 1
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- In Concert & In Session
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Film & TV
Acting · Newland, North Carolina, USA
Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious…
Known for
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat — Self (archive footage)2024
- Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes — Self (archival footage)2023
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) — Self (archive footage)2021
- Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell — Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)2021
- 70 Years of Youth Revolt — Self (archive footage)2020
- Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival — Themself2014
- Umbria Jazz Story — himself1993
- Behind the Scenes1992
- The Cosby Show — Dr. Gordon Darton1984
- Åke Hasselgård story1983
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Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy and Booker Little. <a href="
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Key facts
- Born
- Maxwell Lemuel Roach , ( 1924-01-10 ) January 10, 1924, Newland Township, Pasquotank County, North Carolina , U.S.
- Died
- August 16, 2007 (2007-08-16) (aged 83), Manhattan , New York City, U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz bebop
- Occupations
- Musician composer educator
- Instruments
- Drums percussion piano
- Years active
- 1944–2002
- Labels
- Capitol Impulse!
- Alma mater
- Manhattan School of Music
- Spouse
- Abbey Lincoln (1962–1970)
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Key dates
- Born
- 10 January 1924
- Died
- 16 August 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Max
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Abbey Lincoln
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
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Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, Benny Carter, and Booker Little. He also played with his daughter Maxine Roach, a Grammy-nominated violist. He was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1992.
In the mid-1950s, Roach co-led a pioneering quintet along with trumpeter Clifford Brown. In 1970, Roach founded the percussion ensemble M'Boom.
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