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Makaya McCraven
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Makaya McCraven is a beat scientist. The cutting edge drummer, producer, and sonic collagist is a multi-talented force whose inventive process & intuitive style of performance defy categorization. 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. “You are listening to one incredible musician. His style and sound is unique, a heady, skillful, sophisticated and boldly uncompromising mix of jazz and hip hop…” (UK Vibe) His breakthrough album In the Moment was released with International Anthem Recording Co
Gadabout Season
Label: Impulse! Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Reckoning; End Means; Gadabout Season; Breaking Point; Reflection Eternal; New Pinnacle; Surrender; BBL; Unswept Corners; Discernment.
Makaya McCraven, Sam Ospovat, Johnathan Blake
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is a playlist that gives the drummers some, actually more than some as it focuses exclusively on records released by remarkable modern drummers and composers/bandleaders like Makaya McCraven, Sam Ospovat, and Johnathan Blake.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Johnathan Blake “Last Breath" My ...
Joel Ross with John Toomey Trio at the Attucks Jazz Club
by Mark Robbins
Joel Ross is a man of few words. Actually, he was a man of no words until the end of the first set when he told the sold-out audience that the group would be back after a break. Then no more words until the end of the second set when he thanked everyone for coming and ...
Jazzfest Berlin 2025
by Giuseppe Segala
Jazzfest Berlin 2025 Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Quasimodo Jazz Club, A-Train Jazz Club, Chiesa monumentale Kaiser Wilhelm Berlino 30 ottobre--2 novembre 2025 Già nella prima serata di questa sessantaduesima edizione, il Jazzfest Berlin calava senza indugi una delle sue carte vincenti, con Wadada Leo Smith e Vijay Iyer sul grande ...
Including tunes heard, bought and artists featured at this year’s We Out Here Festival in the UK
by Andy Crowther
New material from International Anthem, Gary Bartz, Brian Jackson, plus tunes from Charles Stepney and other artists from this year's We Out Here festival in the UK. Playlist Rotary Connection “Memory Band" from Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept) 00:00 Makaya McCraven “Butterscotch" from In The Moment (International Anthem) 03:39 Ramsey Lewis “Julia" from Mother Nature's ...
Conversations Across Time: Makaya McCraven, Beat Scientist
by Leo Sidran
Makaya McCraven is a drummer, producer, and composer who has carved out a unique space in contemporary music as a self-proclaimed “beat scientist." His work blurs the lines between live performance and production, drawing on a broad range of influences from jazz, hip hop, and global traditions. Known for his improvisational prowess and innovative approach to ...
Angelo Leonardi's Best Jazz Albums of 2024
by Angelo Leonardi
What follows is the list of the albums, both Italian and international, that I most appreciated and, above all, loved in 2024. These are the ones that enriched and inspired me the most, the ones I found myself returning to repeatedly. They are listed in alphabetical order, not by order of preference. In preparing this list ...
I dischi del 2024 secondo Angelo Leonardi
by Angelo Leonardi
Indico i dischi (sia italiani che stranieri) che ho più apprezzato e soprattutto amato nel 2024. Quelli che più mi hanno arricchito e appassionato, quelli che mi sono ritrovato a riascoltare spesso. Tra il primo indicato e l'ultimo non c'è un ordine di valore, ma solo alfabetico. Non so quanto sia possibile dividere la valutazione “professionale" ...
Ritratto di Adam O'Farrill
by Angelo Leonardi
Il trentesimo compleanno del trombettista Adam O'Farrill coincide con la pubblicazione di HUESO, il suo settimo album da leader/co-leader prodotto in una carriera singolarmente lunga e prestigiosa. Il primo importante riconoscimento pubblico gli giunge all'età di 21 anni nel 2015, con la vittoria di Bird Calls al critics poll di Down Beat, un album ...
