Drummer/producer Makaya McCraven brings together "future-is-now drumming” with his roots in jazz and world music to form his unique and powerful sound. Regarded as “one of Chicago’s most versatile and in demand drummers” (Chicago Reader) and described by Downbeat Magazine as “exceptional on the drums,” Makaya McCraven moves between genres at lightning speed. Makaya has been called “one of the hardest drummers on the live music circuit” (revivalist.okayplayer.com). He has worked with an array of world class musicians including Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, Bernie Worrell, Soulive, Samba Mapangala, Charles Neville, Fareed Haque, Marcus Strickland, Tony Monaco, Willie Pickens, Linonel Louke,...
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Makaya McCraven has had 120 concerts.
Makaya McCraven is most often considered to be Jazz, Indie Soul, Contemporary Jazz, Nu Jazz, Indie Jazz, and Experimental Jazz.
The next Makaya McCraven concert is on April 28, 2024 at Blue Note New York in New York, New York, United States. The bands performing are: Makaya McCraven.
The last Makaya McCraven concert was on April 26, 2024 at Blue Note New York in New York, New York, United States. The bands that performed were: Makaya McCraven.
The songs that Makaya McCraven performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 11, 2023 concert:
