Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Overview

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