M'Boom

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M'Boom
MBoom workshop Percussion, Relationship to Improvisation, 1974 January 26 at Amherst College.jpeg
M'Boom at a jazz workshop at hosted by Amherst University, January 26, 1974
Background information
Genres Jazz
Years active1970–1990s
LabelsBaystate, Columbia, Soul Note, Blue Moon
Members
Past members

M'Boom was an American jazz percussion group founded by drummer Max Roach in 1970. The original members were Roach, Roy Brooks, Warren Smith, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Ray Mantilla, and Freddie Waits.

Contents

All of M'Boom's members are and always have been percussionists, employing numerous percussion instruments besides the drums. These include bells, gongs, marimba, timpani, vibraphone, xylophone, and musical saw. [1]

Discography

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "M'Boom | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2016.