Over the course of a little more than a year in 1955 and ’56, Max Roach, who was already the premiere jazz drummer of his generation, experienced the death of two of his very closest musical partners.

Jazz pioneer Max Roach has died. He had an innovative way of playing drums. He used the full kit to create a palette of melody and harmony and, of course, rhythm. And that style helped propel jazz ...

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 ...

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 ...

The centennial of a pioneering modern jazz drummer, Max Roach, has opened up a busy time of celebration. There have been numerous events throughout the year, including an excellent concert at Jazz at ...

Serious and uncompromising artist that he was, drummer Max Roach would have appreciated the singularly offbeat—if you will—tribute that Tyshawn Sorey paid to him at 92NY. "Max Roach at 100" was a ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Pulitzer Prize winner, composer ...

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 ...