American jazz drummer and bandleader
Born: 10 January 1924 in Newland, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Died: 16 August 2007 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (aged 83)
Married to singer Abbey Lincoln.
Father of Raoul Roach and viola player Maxine Roach.
Roach was one of the most accomplished jazz drummers and percussionists of his time. He worked with many of the greatest jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Sonny Rollins.