‘Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes’ August Screening
The ImageNation X Harlem Grand Open Streets Movie Series wraps up with a screening of Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes on Sat., August 19. Held on the James Baldwin Lawn at St. Nicholas Ave. and 135 St., the event starts at 6 pm (EST) with a jazz band performing before the film.
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
is the story of a musician whose far-reaching ambitions were inspired and challenged by the inequities of the society around him. His stunningly diverse seven-decade career marked him as one of the great musical artists of the 20th century and a pioneering cultural activist at times when the nation was steeped in racism. The film follows Roach across a rich and complicated life, years of now-legendary achievement, deep personal struggle, and the price he paid for his outspoken views. His was an epic musical journey — from the revolutionary Jazz of the 1940s to the Civil Rights years, through experiments in hip hop, multi-media works, and beyond.