| Max Roach  AKA Maxwell Lemuel Roach
Born: 10-Jan-1924
Birthplace: New Land, NC
Died: 16-Aug-2007
Location of death: Manhattan, NY
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Jazz Musician, Drummer Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Enduring jazz drummer Father: Alphonzo Roach
Mother: Cressie Saunders
Wife: Mildred Wilkinson (m. 1949, div, one son, one daughter)
Daughter: Maxine (musician)
Wife: Abbey Lincoln (actress, m. 1962, div. 1970)
Conservatory: Manhattan School of Music
Conservatory: New England Conservatory of Music
Professor: Music, University of Massachusetts (1973-)
M'Boom Drummer/Bandleader (1970-present)
NEA Jazz Master 1984
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Jazz on a Summer's Day (28-Mar-1960) · Himself
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