Who did Max Roach inspire with his astoundingly innovative drumming and exceptional musical eloquence? It might be easier to ask who he didn’t inspire, given the enormous, genre-leaping impact of ...

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 ...

Director Sam Pollard was captivated by the life story of drummer and activist Max Roach. Director Sam Pollard was captivated by the life story of drummer and activist Max Roach 35 years ago. "Seeing ...

The late jazz pioneer's mission was to make drumming a more musical, lyrical experience. Max Roach: Drums, Front And Center Max Roach: Drums, Front And Center Max Roach: Drums, Front And Center Max ...

Jazz drummer Max Roach died this week at the age of 83. He was one of the most accomplished and influential drummers of the 20th century, a master of polyrhythms and unpredictable beats. He played ...

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Alongside filmmaker Sam Pollard, Shapiro co-directed and co-produced Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, an intimate documentary exploring the artist’s life as a drummer, activist, composer and ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Max Roach, the master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations ...

For two extraordinary hours on May 24, 1987, Max Roach (1924-2007) made music live on the air from the Jazz 88 Performance Studio at WBGO in Newark, N.J. The drum master was wearing a grey silk suit ...

“Richard, I make music so that people will dance.” That was Max Roach speaking to Summer Stages Dance co-founder Richard Colton, and in “Max Roach 100,” the performers dance up a storm. Curated by ...

Max Roach's birth date could easily be a time signature played by the drummer. Though his birth certificate listed his arrival as January 10, 1924, he told radio historian Phil Schapp that his parents ...

Decades in the making, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes celebrates the groundbreaking jazz drummer’s career. Co-directed by Samuel Pollard and Ben Shapiro, they pooled their separate early efforts to ...