Day 9: Celebrating 29-Days Of Black History In Brooklyn

On Day 9 of Black History Month we recognize Max Roach.

Maxwell Lemuel “Max” Roach was born in North Carolina but was creatively groomed in Bedford Stuyvesant. Roach’s mother was a gospel singer and by age 10, he was playing drums in gospel bands.

Right after graduating from Boys High School in 1942, Roach got a big break. He filled in for Sonny Greer with the distinguished Duke Ellington Orchestra. They performed at the Paramount Theater.

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Roach was a musical genius. He artistically expanded the role of the drum kit. In his hands, it became more than a means of keeping time. “Max Roach, a founder of modern jazz who rewrote the rules of drumming in the 1940’s…spent the rest of his career breaking musical barriers and defying listeners’ expectations,” writes the New York Times. (8/16/2007)

He boldly used Jazz in the 1960s as a civil rights tool. Listen to Max Roach on drums while Abby Lincoln passionately sings from the album, “We Insist! Freedom Now Suite.”