Max Roach
Known For
Acting
Born
1924-01-10 in Newland, North Carolina, USA
Died
2007-08-16
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Roach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Great Performances
as Self
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Gordon Darton
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
Behind the Scenes
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
as Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)
Jazz on a Summer's Day
as Self
Åke Hasselgård story
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self (archival footage)
Max Roach Double Quartet Stuttgart 1990
as Self
Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival
as Themself
Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley
as Self
Umbria Jazz Story
as himself
Dizzy's Dream Band
as Self