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Bookmark or Share- Max Roach, a Founder of Modern Jazz, Dies at 83Max 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...
- 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Max Roach - The New York TimesNow 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...
- Max Roach | The Life and Music of a Bebop Pioneer - JazzfuelAn early pioneer of bebop, jazz drummer Max Roach along with his frequent collaborators – like Charles Mingus, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Coleman Hawkins – helped birth the sound of modern jazz. In this article, we explore the life and career of the great drummer.
- Max Roach | Biography, Music, & Facts | BritannicaMax 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.
- Max Roach - WikipediaMaxwell 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.
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