Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
About Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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.
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023) is a documentary music film directed by Ben Shapiro and Sam Pollard. It runs 82 minutes and was released in March 2023.
Max Roach stars as Self (archival footage), Abdullah Ibrahim as Self, Questlove as Self, and Harry Belafonte as Self.
It streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in the United States.