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A Centennial Tribute To Max Roach With Harold Summey at The Muse Performance Space
Courtesy of Venuepilot | Posted on December 9, 2023
Where
The Muse Performance Space
200 E. South Boulder Rd.
Lafayette, CO
Map
720-352-4327
When
Sun, January 21, 2024
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Harold Summey
drumsAbout
Max Roach (1924-2007) is known as one of the leading drummers, alongside Kenny Clarke, of the bebop era. During his childhood Roach was surrounded by gospel, and began playing drums at age 10. Roach graduated high school and became the house drummer for Clark Monroe’s Uptown House in Harlem. He went on to record with Parker, Gillespie, Powell, and Charles Mingus, along with a slew of others. One of Roach's distinguishing traits was the frequent use of his ride cymbal. In the 1960s Roach focused on political impact, as shown by the album "We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite." Descriptions of Roach's artistry include words like avant-garde, genius, trance-like.....