“A MAJOR BEAT FORCE ON THE GLOBAL JAZZ/Hip Hop Scene!” Makaya McCraven is a beat scientist. A major force in the underground music scene in London and Chicago. Called “a sound visionary” (jazzinchicago.org) who is “not your everyday jazz drummer” (thewordisbond.com), McCraven brilliantly moves between genres and pushes the boundaries of jazz and rhythm to create forms of his own.
Makaya’s recent album “Universal Beings” made a number of “best albums of 2018” including Rolling Stone, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, NPR, Stereogum and others. His album “In the Moment” was named “Album of the Week” on BBC 6 Radio
