Max Roach was excited by the premise and promise of rap when it first hit the music scene. Roach was introduced to the burgeoning genre by his godson and hip hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy, and would later ...

Max Roach founded M'Boom, a jazz group made up of experimental percussionists. Rare footage of Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln's collaboration Take a peek inside Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln’s musical ...

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 Way" was introduced in the Brooklyn Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood where he grew up. A Brooklyn neighborhood has honored the late jazz musician Max Roach by renaming a corner after him. If ...

Percussionist and composer Max Roach, who would have turned 100 years old this month, is arguably the greatest drummer of all time. The icon, who died in 2007, played with some of the greatest jazz ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jane Levere is a New York-based freelance writer covering the arts. Aug 31, 2024, 10:50pm EDT Sep 01, 2024, 11:24am EDT Blue ...

Max Roach reminded me of an accountant, a very hip accountant. He began his percussive life in the early- through mid-1940’s by keeping the musical books for Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Dizzy ...

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 ...

Some of Max Roach’s ideas had been viewed as untenable in jazz music due to their unorthodox or eccentric instrumentation Drummer Max Roach was one of the pioneers of bebop. As a leading figure in the ...

Weekend plans? We have a suggestion that our readers will thoroughly enjoy. Max Roach 100, a centennial celebration of the gifted artist, is being performed at The Joyce Theater through Sunday, 4/7.

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 ...

A look at one of the jazz icon’s most provocative albums. By John White, Lynn Levy, Daniel Ramirez and Marcus J. Moore The Joyce Theater’s spring/summer season will feature a new work by Ronald K.