Internationally acclaimed percussionist and composer, Max Roach received a fellowship from the MacArthur foundation in 1988. This prestigious fellowship is awarded annually to extraordinarily talented individuals who discover, create and contribute to American scientific and cultural life. A pioneer in the development of contemporary American music, his innovations include revolutionizing the use of the multiple percussion set. During the course of his distinguished career, Mr Roach has collaborated with such diverse artists as Alvin Ailey, Sam Shepard, Dizzy Gillespie, the Boston Pops and John Williams, Charlie Parker, Cecil Taylor, and the Kodo drummers of Japan.
A world-wide lecturer and porformer, Mr. Roach has composed works for soloists, chorus, orchestra, theatre, dance, television and his quartet, Double Quartet, and The Uptown String Quartet. His theatrical scores for "Shepard Sets" by playwright Wam Shepard earned Mr. Roach an "OBIE" award. A professor at the University of Massachussetts Department of Music and Dance, he is also the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate in Music from the New England Conservatory of Music, University of Maryland, Eastman School of Music, and The Manhattan School of Music, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Wesleyan University. Max Roach was awarded the highest cultural honor in France when he was named Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1989. He is a two-time winner of the French "Grand Prix du Disque" and and inductee to the Hall of Fame of the International Percussive Arts society. He was also honored in 1990 by the members of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts with their Samuel Rosenbaum Award. Presented in Boston at the 53rd conference of the Guild, the Rosenbaum Award was presented to Max in recognition of his lifelong dedication to music education and for promoting the ideals to which the Guild and its membership are dedicated. Mr. Roach was nominated for a Grammy Award this year for his A&M duet "Max & Dizzy". He recently completed work on his original score for the new San Diego Repertory Theatre production "The Life and Life of Bumpy Johnson".

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY

Max & Dizzy, Paris 1989 - A&M CD6404
Bright Moments - Soul Note 1159
Easy Winners - Soul Note 1109
Survivors - Soul Note 1093
Scott Free - Soul Note 1103
In the Light - Soul Note 1053
Chattahoochee Red - Columbia 37367
Pictures in a Frame - Soul Note 1003
Solos - Baystate 6021
Live in Amsterdam - Baystate 6029
Long as you're Living - Enja 4074
Max Roach Again - Affinity 32
Standard Time - EmArcy 814 190-1
Plus Four and More - EmArcy 195J-39
Conversations - Milestone 47061
Featuring Hank Mobley - Original Jazz Classics 202
Max Roach - Bainbridge 1042
Roachiduvivier/Clark - Bainbridge 1044
We Insist! The Freedom Now Suite - Columbia 36390
It's Time - MCA/Impulse 29053
Percussion Bitter Sweet - Impulse A-8
Members Don't Git Weary - Atlantic 1510
Drums Unlimited - Atlantic 1467
Lift Every Voice and Sing - Atlantic 1587

with M'Boom
Collage - Soul Note 1059
M'Boom - Columbia 37066
M'Boom Re Percussion - Baystate 6601

with Clifford Brown
Live at the Bee Hive - Columbia 35965
Study in Brown - EmArcy 1008
More Study in Brown - EmArcy 195J1
At Basin Street - EmArcy 1031
Brown/Roach - EmArcy 1033
Best Coast Jazz - EmArcy 1032
Jam Session - EmArcy 1012
Jams 2 - EmArcy 195J2
All-Stars - EmArcy 1007
With Strings - EmArcy 1011
Pure Genius Vol. 1 - Elektra Musician 60026

with Anthony Braxton
One in Two, Two in One - Hat Hut 2R06
Birth and Rebirth - Black Saint 0024

with Archie Shepp
The Long March - Hat Hut 2R13
The Force - Uniteledia 28976

with Cecil Taylor
Historic Concerts - Soul Note 1100/1

with Abdullah Ibrahim
Streams of Consciousness - Baystate 6016

with Abbey Lincoln
That's Him - Original Classics 085
Straight Ahead - Jazzman 5043
Sounds as a Roach - Joker 2056

with Charles Mingus
Mingus at the Bohemia - Original Jazz Classics 045

with Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker - Prestige 24009
The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions - Savoy 5500
The Very Best of Bird - Warner Bros 3198
The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever - Prestige 24024
Jazz at Massey Hall - Original Jazz Classics 044

with Thelonious Monk
Brilliant Corners - Original Jazz Classics 026
Reflections - Prestige 7751
Genius of Modern Music - Blue Note 81511

with Bud Powell
The Amazing Bud Powell - Blue Note 81503
The Genius of Bud Powell - Verve 2-2506

with Miles Davis
The Birth of the Cool - Capitol 16168
Blue Haze - Original Jazz Classics 093
Tune Up - Prestige 24077
At Last! Miles Davis and the Lighthouse All-Stars - Contemporary 7645

with Sonny Rollins
The Freedom Suite - Original Jazz Classics 067
Tour de Force - Original Jazz Classics 095
Worktime - Original Jazz Classics 007
Saxophone Collossus and More - Prestige 24050

with Buddy Rich
Rich Vs. Roach - Mercury 1016

with Duke Ellington
Money Jungle - United Artists 5632

with Coleman Hawkins
Bean & The Boys - Prestige 7824

with Kenny Dorham
Jazz Contrasts - Original Jazz Classics 028