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.
Direction
Shapiro and Pollard weave rhythm into documentary DNA.
Editing
Cuts sync to Roach's beats — pure cinematic jazz.
Production
Rare footage that took decades to unearth and restore.
Director
Ben Shapiro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Questlove's interview was filmed in one continuous 6-hour session after he initially declined.
Roach's 1960 'We Insist!' album was the first jazz record explicitly framed as Civil Rights protest.
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