M'Boom

M'Boom
M'Boom at a jazz workshop at hosted by Amherst University, January 26, 1974
M'Boom at a jazz workshop at hosted by Amherst University, January 26, 1974
Background information
GenresJazz
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.

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]

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