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 ...

Concert features New England Conservatory faculty member Nasheet Waits, who performed with Roach in his historic percussion ensemble M’Boom. Founded by Eben Tourjée in Boston, Massachusetts in 1867, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jazz drummer Terri Lyne Carrington poses for a portrait. She has recorded a reimagining of the legendary Max Roach album "We ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Ayodele Casel leads a program celebrating Roach’s centenary that also includes works by Rennie Harris as well as by Ronald K. Brown and ...

Bedford Stuyvesant celebrated Juneteenth with a street co-naming ceremony on the corner of Greene and Marcy avenues for Max Roach, one of the most influential jazz drummers and composers of all time.

“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Kerr said in 1849. Nearly 200 years later, that is sadly true of the greatest protest songs. In 2025, songs ...