In the process of recording "We Insist 2025!," her tribute to drummer Max Roach, Carrington reflected on how issues of inequality and racism Roach fought against in 1961 are just as prevalent today.

What’s thrilling about the dancers who perform live in “Max Roach 100” is that they rise to Roach’s level. This is a fitting tribute and a hell of a show. The tap dancer Ayodele Casel ...

Max Roach’s centennial brings the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to town to celebrate a ... Calvaire confirms that he’ll be playing a solo drum piece at the Roach tribute, ... Events: 50 fun ...

In the process of recording "We Insist 2025!," her tribute to drummer Max Roach, Carrington reflected on how issues of inequality and racism Roach fought against in 1961 are just as prevalent today.

Curated by Richard Colton and produced by the Joyce, “Max Roach 100” (April 2-7) will pay tribute to the jazz musician’s legacy with a multigenre program that includes a work by Ronald K ...

On Oct. 25, catch drummer and UMass alum Makaya McCraven (who was also raised in western Mass) paying tribute to Roach with an allstar lineup. CONTRIBUTED Published: 10-16-2024 1:12 PM ...

“Max Roach 100″ Curated by Richard Colton, with works by Kit Fitzgerald, Ayodele Casel, Rennie Harris, and Ronald K. Brown & Arcell Cabuag. At: Institute of Contemporary Art, Barbara Lee ...

The centennial of a pioneering modern jazz drummer, Max Roach, has opened up a busy time of celebration. There have been numerous events throughout the year, including an excellent concert at Jazz at ...

Max Roach performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island on July 4, 1967. (Dan Farrell / New York Daily News) The family is planning a series of events to honor Roach’s centennial year ...

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes 2023, NR, 82 min. Directed by Samuel Pollard, Ben Shapiro. REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Oct. 6, 2023 ...

Roach, who died in 2007, would have been 100 this year. He was born on Jan. 10, 1924. According to a Facebook post by his son, Raoul Roach , the renaming ceremony is one of several events ...

As a young teen, becoming aware of and falling in love with the Black American Music called jazz, Max Roach was one of the names that would always come up. When I heard Tony Williams on an album ...