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Max Roach

Born:

01/10/1924

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Died:

08/16/2007

Years Active:

1944-2002

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Former Members:

Julian Priester

Stanley Turrentine

Associated Artists:

Oscar Brown, Jr.

Played With:

Dizzy Gillespie

Coleman Hawkins

Thelonious Monk

Dinah Washington

Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach 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.

Discography

We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite

Released: 1960

Concerts

Event	Date	Venue	City	Region	Country
Charlie Parker Recording Session	11/26/1945	WOR Studios	NYC	New York	USA
Charlie Parker Recording Session	05/08/1947	Harris Smith Studio	NYC	New York	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/18/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/19/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/20/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/21/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/22/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/23/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/24/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/25/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/26/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/27/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/28/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/29/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/30/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/31/1947	New Bali Restaurant	Washington	District of Columbia	USA
Coleman Hawkins / Charlie Parker Quintet	08/07/1947	Three Deuces	NYC	New York	USA
Miles Davis Recording Session	08/14/1947	Harris Smith Studio	NYC	New York	USA
Charlie Parker Recording Session	10/28/1947	WOR Studios	NYC	New York	USA
Charlie Parker Recording Session	11/04/1947	WOR Studios	NYC	New York	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	11/11/1947	Argyle Lounge	Chicago	Illinois	USA
Mary Etta Jordan Benefit	12/07/1947	Elate Club Auditorium	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	USA
Charlie Parker Recording Session	12/17/1947	WOR Studios	NYC	New York	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet / Claude McLin	01/03/1948	Savoy Ballroom - Chicago	Chicago	Illinois	USA
The Charlie Parker Quintet	07/06/1948	Onyx Club	NYC	New York	USA

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