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Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 [ a] – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer.
Aug 12, 2024 · 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.
Sep 22, 2023 · Max Roach dies at age 83, in Manhattan, NY. August 16, 2007. This biographical timeline details Max Roach's life and the major milestones in his career as one of America's foremost...
Max Roach was the most successful, talented, and dominant member of a crew of young Brooklyn musicians who became early disciples of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Max Roach was the leader of what became known as Brooklyn BeBop.
Sep 6, 2023 · Now we’re focusing on Max Roach, who, alongside the drummers Kenny Clarke and Art Blakey, helped pioneer bebop in the 1940s. A Brooklyn native, Roach started playing drums at age...
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...
Aug 16, 2007 · Max Roach, a founder of modern jazz who rewrote the rules of drumming in the 1940’s and spent the rest of his career breaking musical barriers and defying listeners’ expectations, died early ...