Film · 2023

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Name: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Director: Ben Shapiro
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2023-03-12

82 min · Directed by Ben Shapiro

Documentary Music

Trailer

The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond.

Cast

Max Roach

Self (archival footage)

Abdullah Ibrahim

Self

Questlove

Self

Harry Belafonte

Self

Jimmy Heath

Self

Quincy Jones

Self

Abbey Lincoln

Self

Sonny Rollins

Self

R

Randy Weston

Self

D

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Self

Fab 5 Freddy

Self

A

Albert 'Tootie' Heath

Self

G

Greg Tate

Self

J

Jeff "Tain" Watts

Self

Crew

Director: Ben Shapiro, Sam Pollard
Producer: Michael Kantor, Ben Shapiro, Leslie Fields-Cruz, Denise A. Greene, Sam Pollard, Julie Sacks
Editor: Russell Greene
Cinematography: Ben Shapiro
Composer: Christopher North
Sound: Ben Shapiro

Details

Studios: American Masters Pictures, Max Roach Film, Black Public Media
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: March 12, 2023

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