Legacy of Max Roach

Arthur Blakey was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.

Michael Babatunde Olatunji was a Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist, and recording artist.

Thelonious Sphere Monk III is an American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader. He is the son of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk.

Gary Bartz is an American jazz saxophonist. He has won two Grammy Awards.

Harvey William Mason is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. He was the original drummer for Herbie Hancock's band The Headhunters.

Leonard White III is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion".