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Max Roach

Born January 10, 1924 · Newland, North Carolina, USA

Died August 16, 2007 · aged 83

Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk…

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RenovaciónRenovación · 1969
Renovación
★ 10.01969
MovieDocumentary
In 1969, a wave of discontent swept through Latin American universities. In Venezuela, students set out to fundamentally renew the concept and criteria of teaching. This is their story.
Death of a ProphetDeath of a Prophet · 1981
Death of a Prophet
★ 4.81981
MovieDrama
After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and interviews, this is the story of the last twenty-four hours of Malcolm X. Featuring the music of jazz percussionist Max Roach.
Black SunBlack Sun · 1964
Black Sun
★ 6.41964
MovieDrama
Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.
Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz FestivalMax Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival · 2014
Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival
2014
MovieMusic
"Recorded Live: 8/16/1992 - Newport Jazz Festival (Newport, RI)"
Åke Hasselgård storyÅke Hasselgård story · 1983
Åke Hasselgård story
★ 7.01983
MovieDocumentary
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.
The Cosby ShowThe Cosby Show · 1984
The Cosby Show
★ 7.01984
SeriesComedyFamily
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

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