One of the greatest drum solos of all time belongs to a 1966 hit from a legendary musician and it still hits today.

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 ...

The drummer and composer’s latest album extends and reinterprets a 1968 record by jazz legend Max Roach.

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 ...

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's birth date could easily be a time signature played by the drummer. Though his birth certificate listed his arrival as January 10, 1924, he told radio historian Phil Schapp that his parents ...

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 ...

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 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Ayodele Casel leads a program celebrating Roach’s centenary that also includes works by Rennie Harris as well as by Ronald K. Brown and ...

He was one of the most talked-about jazz musicians in the 1950s. After he died in a car accident at 25, his influence grew. By Peter Keepnews A look at one of the jazz icon’s most provocative albums.

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 ...