Max Roach Musical artist

Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, Eric Dolphy and Booker Little.Roach also led his own groups, and made numerous musical statements relating to the African American civil rights movement.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 10, 1924
Birth place	North Carolina , Newland North Carolina , United States
Date of death	August 16, 2007
Place of death	Manhattan , United States , New York

Career started	1944
Career ended	2002
associated musical artist	Charles Mingus Miles Davis Stan Getz Sonny Stitt Charlie Parker Dizzy Gillespie Duke Ellington Bud Powell Eric Dolphy Thelonious Monk Billy Eckstine Clifford Brown Sonny Rollins M'Boom Coleman Hawkins Booker Little
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz Bebop Hard bop
instrument	Drum kit Percussion instrument
record label	Impulse! Records Capitol Records