Max Roach at 100: ‘Inventor of Modern Drumming’ Is Only the Beginning

A new documentary shows that no musician of the 20th century made better use of time — both in performance and long-term, as in a career — than Roach.

Via Raoul Roach
Max Roach. Via Raoul Roach

‘Max Roach Centennial’
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis
Guest Musical Director, Obed Calvaire
Streaming at jazzlive.com Through January 26

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