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Acting
Birthday:
January 10, 1924
Place of Birth:
Newland, North Carolina, USA
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Max Roach
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | Self (archival footage) |
| 2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell | Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival | Themself |
| 1993 | Umbria Jazz Story | himself |
| 1983 | Åke Hasselgård story | |
| 1982 | Dizzy's Dream Band | Self |
| 1981 | Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley | Self |
| 1960 | Jazz on a Summer's Day | Self |
| Max Roach Double Quartet Stuttgart 1990 | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70 Years of Youth Revolt | Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Behind the Scenes | |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Gordon Darton |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |