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Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 [a] – 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.
- Library of Congress
- Max Roach papers, 1880-2012
Max roach. Max Roach was a master among masters. Until his death on August 16, 2007, he was the greatest living percussionist. Beyond virtuosity, Max Roach was an innovator, on the cutting edge of every Jazz advent since BeBop. Max Roach was a formidable composer.
Max Roach (born January 10, 1924, Newland, North Carolina, U.S.—died August 16, 2007, New York, New York) was an American jazz drummer and composer, one of the most influential and widely recorded modern percussionists.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 20, 2024 · One of the most influential drummer-percussionists of the twentieth century, Max Roach created a new paradigm regarding how drums were approached, arranged, and viewed by others. He was also one of the first entertainers to venture into the entrepreneurial facet of the industry.
Sep 22, 2023 · Max Roach is a musician whose far-reaching ambitions were inspired and challenged by the inequities of the society around him. His stunningly diverse seven-decade career marked him as one of the...
- Joe Skinner
Sep 6, 2023 · 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Max Roach. The drummer helped pioneer bebop in the 1940s and delivered a message of resistance and liberation from the 1960s on. Listen to 13 selections from...
Aug 16, 2007 · NEW YORK — Max Roach, the master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations defined bebop jazz during a wide-ranging career where he collaborated with artists from Duke Ellington...
