Parrish Art Museum

Film | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2024-02-16 18:00 (America/New_York) | Parrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, NY, 11976, United States
TICKETS
$13 Members | $20 Adults | $18 Seniors | $15 Member’s Guest | $10 Students | $5 Children
Directed and Produced by Sam Pollard and Ben Shapiro, 2023, 82 min.
In celebration of Black History Month and in collaboration with Hamptons Doc Fest, the Parrish presents a screening of Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes – delving into the life and music of the legendary drummer, composer, bandleader, and social activist through a remarkable series of creative peaks, struggles, and personal reinventions—from the Jim Crow era to the Civil Rights years, surveying the heady days of post-war modern jazz to hip hop and beyond. The film screening will be followed by a live Zoom Q&A session with Co-Director Ben Shapiro, led by Jacqui Lofaro, Executive Director of Hamptons Doc Fest.
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.
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