#Max Roach

Max Roach @ BRT TV Studio, Schaarbeek, Belgium, January 10, 1964 (Colorized)

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Celebrating the legendary Max Roach on his birthday! One of the most gifted musicians in jazz history, Max Roach helped establish a new vocabulary for jazz drummers during the bebop era and beyond. He shifted the rhythmic focus from the bass drum to the ride cymbal, a move that gave drummers more freedom. He told a complete story, varying pitch, tuning, patterns, and volume. He was a brilliant brush player, and could push, redirect, or break up the beat. In 1948 he participated in Miles Davis' seminal Birth of the Cool sessions before forming his own quintet with iconic bop trumpeter Clifford Brown. In 1953, he served as drummer in "the quintet" for the historic Jazz at Massey Hall concert, alongside Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and Charles Mingus. Later, the drummer's seminal 1961 We Insist! Freedom Now Suite set the tone for Civil Rights activism among his peers. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, Roach continued breaking new ground. He formed the percussion ensemble M'Boom in 1970, issuing a handful of acclaimed albums including 1973's Re: Percussion, M'Boom in 1979, and To the Max in 1991. He worked with vanguard musicians including storied duos with Anthony Braxton (The Long March) and Cecil Taylor (Historic Concerts). During the '90s Roach taught at the University of Massachusetts and continued to perform. He never stood still musically: he worked in trios, with symphony orchestras, backed gospel choirs, and with rapper Fab Five Freddy. Friendship, his final album in collaboration with trumpeter Clark Terry, was issued in 2002. 🎥 Max Roach Hi-Hat Solo during "It's Time" at Molde Jazz Festival, October 13, 1977. NRK TV broadcast 🎷 Join the @jazzphotoarchives & @thejazzlibrary Collective! 🔗 Support the collective through the store. (Click on the link in bio) #maxroach #jazz #jazzdrums #jazzmaster #jazzimprovisation

In many ways a "rhythmic linguist," Max Roach 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. This clip with Clifford Jordan is from a 1964 performance of the album "We Insist!" Max 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 was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1992. #drums #drummer #drumming #drumlife #maxroach

When Giants walked the Earth 👑 #MaxRoach Music: @nicholaspayton

MAX ROACH: O PAI DO BEBOP NA BATERIA! 🥁💥 O gênero foi criado por volta da década de 30 quando os músicos se reuniam depois de suas gigs para tocar madrugada adentro. Surge então um subgênero do Jazz, onde a improvisação era o prato principa, o chef de cousine era Max Roach e o banquete se chamava: BEBOP! . . Esses são meus Licks favoritos do mestre Max! E ai, qual é o seu favorito? . . #maxroach #baterista #jazz #drumsolo #drums

#70 Max Roach KRL RKL R Beautiful phrase from his famous solo for Big Sid 🙌 what a masterpiece!! Have fun practicing! 20“ Ride by the amazing @mattia.bourgis.cymbals . . . . . . . . #jazzdrums #jazz #drums #drummer

Max Roach Quartet & Abbey Lincoln BRT TV Studio, Schaarbeek (Bélgica) — 10 de janeiro de 1964 A apresentação do Max Roach Quartet com Abbey Lincoln, registrada nos estúdios da BRT TV, em janeiro de 1964, é um documento essencial do jazz como expressão artística e política. Mais do que um concerto televisivo, trata-se de um retrato cru de um período em que música, consciência social e identidade negra estavam profundamente entrelaçadas. Max Roach, já então um dos arquitetos do jazz moderno, conduz o grupo com uma abordagem rítmica expansiva e profundamente intelectual. Sua bateria não serve apenas como marcação de tempo, mas como voz discursiva — comentando, tensionando e dialogando com cada elemento musical. Este registro pertence ao mesmo universo estético e ideológico de obras como We Insist! Freedom Now Suite: jazz como linguagem de resistência, liberdade e afirmação cultural. Um momento em que o jazz não apenas reflete o mundo, mas se posiciona diante dele. #MaxRoach #AbbeyLincoln #JazzHistory #SpiritualJazz #PoliticalJazz CivilRightsEra FreeJazz HardBop Jazz1964 BRTTV EuropeanJazz BlackMusic JazzLegacy JazzPerformance LiveJazz TheMoodOfJazz JazzCulture JazzMasters

Max Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007). 🥁 Maxwell Lemuel Roach was born on the 10 of January 1924, 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. 🥁 10 января 1924 года родился американский музыкант Максвелл Лемуэль Роуч родился, джазовый барабанщик и композитор. Пионер бибопа, он также исполнял музыку во многих других стилях и считается одним из самых важных барабанщиков в истории. Он сотрудничал со многими известными джазовыми музыкантами, включая Клиффорда Брауна, Коулмана Хокинса, Диззи Гиллеспи, Чарли Паркера, Майлза Дэвиса, Дюка Эллингтона, Телониуса Монка, Эбби Линкольн, Дину Вашингтон, Чарльза Мингуса, Билли Экстайна, Стэна Гетца, Сонни Роллинза, Эрика Долфи, Бенни Картера и Букера Литтла. Он также играл со своей дочерью Максин Роуч, номинированной на премию «Грэмми» альтисткой. В 1980 году он был включен в Зал славы DownBeat, а в 1992 году — в Зал славы современных барабанщиков. 🥁 #MaxRoach #drummer #jazz #bebop #BirthoftheCool

@joefarnsworthdrums channeling his inner #MaxRoach!!! 💥🥁 . @moodszurich

Max Roach // #NewportJazz1992 #blackhistorymonth #maxroach #newportjazz #newportjazzfestival #jazzhistoryisblackhistory