Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
1h 22m
Running Time
March 12, 2023Release Date
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
1h 22m
Running Time
March 12, 2023Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond.
Where to Watch.

Currently Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Max Roach
Self (archival footage)

Maya Angelou
Self

Abdullah Ibrahim
Self

Questlove
Self

Harry Belafonte
Self

Jimmy Heath
Self

Art Blakey
Self

Quincy Jones
Self

Marlon Brando
Self

Abbey Lincoln
Self

Sonny Rollins
Self

Clifford Brown
Self

Randy Weston
Self

Miles Davis
Self

Dee Dee Bridgewater
Self

Dizzy Gillespie
Self

Fab 5 Freddy
Self

Albert 'Tootie' Heath
Self

Greg Tate
Self

Jeff "Tain" Watts
Self

Ben Shapiro
Producer / Sound / Cinematography / Director

Sam Pollard
Producer / Director

Russell Greene
Editor

Burleigh Wartes
Additional Camera

Christopher North
Music

Leslie Fields-Cruz
Executive Producer

Denise A. Greene
Executive Producer

Julie Sacks
Executive Producer

Michael Kantor
Executive Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes is a 2023 documentary film about the drummer, bandleader, and activist Max Roach. The film was directed by Sam Pollard and Ben Shapiro, edited by Russell Greene, with cinematography by Shapiro. The film premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest Film Festival.