Max doesn't play fundamental drumbeats behind you just to keep the time going, he's making musical statements at all times. Max Roach was the hottest drummer in New York by the time he was 20 years ...

Max Roach, the pioneering jazz drummer and bebop innovator, died this week at age 83. Roach was considered the greatest drummer of all time by his peers. He played with Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk ...

Bedford Stuyvesant celebrated Juneteenth with a street co-naming ceremony on the corner of Greene and Marcy avenues for Max Roach, one of the most influential jazz drummers and composers of all time.

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Max Roach, one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time, will be honored Juneteenth when a streetcorner in Brooklyn is named after him. The corner of Greene and Marcy Aves. in Bedford-Stuyvesant will ...

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Director Sam Pollard was captivated by the life story of drummer and activist Max Roach 35 years ago. “Seeing Max Roach sit behind a drum set, he had a regal quality about him,” said Pollard. “And I ...

If you know people who play drums, want to play drums, or want to play drums better, “Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes” could effect a turning point in their lives. Watching its subject play the title ...

Max Roach, the visionary drummer, composer, and bandleader who was one of the most important musicians in the history of jazz and American music, died in his sleep yesterday morning in Manhattan ...

NEW YORK — Max Roach, one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time, will be honored Juneteenth when a street corner in Bedford-Stuyvesant is named after him. The corner of Greene and Marcy avenues ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drummer Max Roach, who helped revolutionize jazz by creating the fast-paced bebop style along with players like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Clifford Brown, has died at age ...

NEW YORK Max Roach, a master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations provided the dislocated beats that defined bebop jazz, has died after a long illness. He was 83. The ...