Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924[lower-alpha 1] – 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.[2][3] 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, and Booker Little. He also played with his daughter Maxine Roach, Grammy nominated Violist. He was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1992.[4]
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Birth name | Maxwell Lemuel Roach |
Born | (1924-01-10)January 10, 1924 Newland Township, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | August 16, 2007(2007-08-16) (aged 83) New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 1944–2002 |
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Alma mater | Manhattan School of Music |
In the mid-1950s, Roach co-led a pioneering quintet along with trumpeter Clifford Brown. In 1970, he founded the percussion ensemble M'Boom.