Biography
Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 8/10, 1924 β 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. 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.In the mid-1950s, Roach co-led a pioneering quintet along with trumpeter Clifford Brown. In 1970, he founded the percussion ensemble M'Boom. He made numerous musical statements relating to the civil rights movement.
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-01-10
Deathday2007-08-16 (83 years old)
RelationshipsAbbey Lincoln (1962-01-01 - 1970-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres, MacArthur Fellows Program, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Acket Award, NEA Jazz Masters
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