Max Roach
Also Known As: Maxwell Lemuel Roach
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Newland, North Carolina, USA
Birthday: January 10, 1924
Deathday: August 16, 2007
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Overview: During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
Genres: Music Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-02
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-12
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Umbria Jazz Story
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Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1993-07-01
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Åke Hasselgård story
Overview: Hasselgård died in a car accident 75 years ago, aged just 26, he became a legend like so many other young dead in jazz history. The clarinetist Åke Stan Hasselgård managed to play with many of the greats both in Sweden and in the USA.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1983-06-03
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Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley
Overview: This 1981 live show at Washington DC's famous Blues Alley features drummer Max Roach and his band.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival
Overview: "Recorded Live: 8/16/1992 - Newport Jazz Festival (Newport, RI)"
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-31
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Jazz on a Summer's Day
Overview: Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-03-28
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Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Overview: Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics. This documentary celebrates his life via rare behind-the-scenes footage and the testimonies of his closest friends and family.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-01
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Dizzy's Dream Band
Overview: All-Star concert recorded at Lincoln Center in 1982 -- Featuring Max Roach, Jon Faddis, John Lewis and Milt Jackson.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Overview: Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War. In 1960, the UN became the stage for a political earthquake as the struggle for independence in the Congo put the world on high alert. The newly independent nation faced its first coup d'état, orchestrated by Western forces and Belgium, which were reluctant to relinquish control over their resource-rich former colony. The US tried to divert attention by sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the African continent. In 1961, Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba was brutally assassinated, silencing a key voice in the fight against colonialism; his death was facilitated by Belgian and CIA operatives. Musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach took action, denouncing imperialism and structural racism. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev intensified his criticism of the US, highlighting the racial barriers that characterized American society.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-09-11
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Max Roach Double Quartet Stuttgart 1990
Overview: Max Roach and his double quartet live from Stuttgart, West Germany in 1990.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
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