Makaya McCraven, one of Chicago’s most versatile and in-demand drummers, performed at Le Guess Who? 2019 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

About:
Makaya McCraven moves between genres like jazz, hip-hop and funk at lightning speed. Unquestionably respected as a jazz artist, he believes that a receptiveness to other styles is what truly makes a good jazz player. Ceaselessly inventive and productive, McCraven worked with an impressive array of world class musicians, including Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, Bernie Worrell, Soulive, Charles Neville, Marcus Strickland, and Shabaka Hutchings.

Performers: Makaya McCraven – drums; Junius Paul – bass; Greg Spero – piano; Marquis Hill – trumpet; Irvin Pierce – saxophone. 

In These Times composed by Makaya McCraven
Atlantic Black composed by Makaya McCraven, Junius Paul, Tomeka Reid, Shabaka Hutchings
Songs Of The Forest Bugaboo composed by Steve McCraven
This Place, That Place composed by Makaya McCraven
The Bounce composed by Makaya McCraven, Theon Cross, Joe-Armon Jones, Nubya Garcia

Captured on Saturday, 9 November 2019, at TivoliVredenburg's Grote Zaal during Le Guess Who? 2019.
Recorded and mixed by Marc Broer & Martijn van Waveren.

https://www.leguesswho.nl

Makaya McCraven - Live at Le Guess Who? 2019

Makaya McCraven - The Bounce

Makaya McCraven - This Place, That Place

Makaya McCraven - Songs Of The Forest Bugaboo

Makaya McCraven - Atlantic Black

Makaya McCraven - In These Times

A Celebration of Sound in Utrecht, Netherlands.

"Le Guess Who? proves: music & art can bring us together into a more hopeful future" – The Line of Best Fit

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