Makaya's drum roll calls off the off-kilter harmonic coupling of Caroline's alto sax and Matt's bowed bass, while Marquis's trumpet stays with Makaya through some speedy rhythmic outbursts.  A cool quick segue.

Paradoxical Pair-Off

A nice little intermittent number - Justin Thomas holds down the rhythm on his vibraphone, allowing Makaya run around the kit a bit, wild and busy but delicately touched.  Somehow they hit the ground running alongside Junius Paul's spazz out bass line, and when they steady the groove, Marquis Hill adds a trumpet beat to the whole polyrhythmic affair.  A fine example of the improvisational style, the signature rhythmic development, that's come to define Spontaneous Composition in the vault.

10.02.13 - Makaya McCraven, Marquis Hill, Justin Thomas, Junius Paul

Makaya's kick drum locks into a bombastic slow-motion pulse with Junius Paul's double bass bump, Justefan and Marquis get hypnotic while Jeff Parker rains acid with his guitar.  22 seconds in, the bar crowd erupts in the next room after Brent Seabrook's slapshot flushed the Bruins down the toilet in game 4 of the Stanley Cup, which evened the series at 2 games apiece. 

Parker shreds over a hypnotic pulse; Blackhawks win in OT (6/19/13)

A smoothed out, catchy little downtempo bobber from a cool late-winter night in The Vault.  Makaya bounces on a flammed rimshot, Abrams jumps in quickly with some nice bass chords, Justefan colors the progression with his singing vibraphone harmonies, and Marquis tops it all off with a gorgeous trumpet melody and solo verse.

Recorded on March 5th, 2014 by Dave Vettraino.  Personnel: Makaya McCraven - drums, Joshua Abrams - bass, Justin Thomas - vibraphone, Marquis Hill - trumpet.

Steppe Smoothe

“Sarah: EPisode #1" Tracklist 
"Rocket Love" ft Marquis Hill & Mo Pleasure  (0:00)
“Sarahlude" (4:41)
"(-_-)" (6:21)
“Sarahnade" (6:52) 
"(So……..)" (9:43)
“Straight From The Heart” (10:24) 

                                  “Sarah: EPisode #1” Credits 

"Rocket Love" ft Marquis Hill & Mo Pleasure
	Rhodes & Bass: Mo Pleasure 
   	Trumpet: Marquis Hill
	Trombone, Vocals, & Beat Box: J.P. Floyd 
	Produced by: J.P. Floyd 
	Engineered & Mixed by: Brad Snow 

"Sarahlude"
	Vocals, Sousaphone, Trombone & Vocals: J.P. Floyd 
	Produced by: J.P. Floyd 
	Engineered & Mixed by: Brad Snow 
	KING "Supernatural” Sample 

"(-_-)"
	Vocals: J.P. Floyd
	Engineered & Mixed by: Brad Snow 

"Sarahnade"
	Drums: N.D.T. 
	Trombone, Sousaphone, Keys: J.P. Floyd	
	Vocals: Hayley Law, Chilli Blackwell, & J.P. Floyd 
	Produced by: J.P. Floyd & N.D.T. 
	Engineered & Mixed by: Brad Snow 

“(So…….)"
	Vocals: Chilli Blackwell & J.P. Floyd 
	Engineered & Mixed by: Brad Snow 

"Straight From The Heart"
	Drums: N.D.T. 
	Keys: Nolan Chin 
	Synth’s: Nolen Chin & J.P. Floyd 
	Trombone: J.P. Floyd 
	Vocals: Haylaeu Law, Withinroots, & J.P. Floyd 
	Produced by: J.P. Floyd & N.D.T 
	Engineered & Mixed by: Brad Snow

"Sarah: EPisode #1"

The first quartet performance in the vault; the addition of Justin Thomas's vibraphone provided a welcome harmonic foundation for trumpeter Marquis Hill (who had spent the previous month drumming on his trumpet, harmonically alone at The Bedford, with only drums and bass to accompany).

Recorded live by Dave Vettraino, April 10th, 2013 at The Bedford in Chicago, Illinois.

Personnel: Makaya McCraven (drums), Matt Ulery (bass), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Justin Thomas (vibraphone)

Quis's New Clock

Matt Ulery's bowed double bass and Marquis Hill's muted trumpet combine for an eerily beautiful moment.

Recorded live by Dave Vettraino, April 10th, 2013 at The Bedford in Chicago, Illinois.

Personnel: Makaya McCraven (drums), Matt Ulery (bass), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Justin Thomas (vibraphone)

Bow the Bell

Marquis and Justin share a countdown while Makaya goes bonkers on some breakbeat variations.

Recorded live by Dave Vettraino, April 10th, 2013 at The Bedford in Chicago, Illinois.

Personnel: Makaya McCraven (drums), Matt Ulery (bass), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Justin Thomas (vibraphone)

Counting Breaks

Marquis steps forward from a mellow cacophony with a beautifully articulated melody.

Recorded live by Dave Vettraino, April 10th, 2013 at The Bedford in Chicago, Illinois.

Personnel: Makaya McCraven (drums), Matt Ulery (bass), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Justin Thomas (vibraphone)

Must Be Said

Matt Ulery's staccato bass pluck instigates a muscular hip hop beat from Makaya and an explosion from Marquis, ending the night's performance on a high-as-hell note.

Recorded live by Dave Vettraino, April 17th, 2013 at The Bedford in Chicago, Illinois.

Personnel: Makaya McCraven (drums), Matt Ulery (electric bass), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Tony Barba (saxophone and electronics)

War Drums

VAULT HITS is a highlight reel from drummer Makaya McCraven's Wednesday night residency at The Bedford in Chicago, Illinois.

All sounds heard on this page are spontaneous compositions, captured live by engineer Dave Vettraino of Public House Sound Recordings.

Makaya's regular collaborators at The Bedford include: Matt Ulery, Marquis Hill, Justin Thomas, Junius Paul, Jeff Parker, and Tony Barba.

Performances take place every Wednesday night from 9pm-11pm.  The Bedford is located at 1612 West Division Street, Chicago, Illinois.

This series is a presentation of Uncanned Music™
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Producer, Writer, and 2 time Grammy Award Winning Trombonist with experience in music education, live performance & studio session production. J.P. is 33yrs old and was born and raised in Chicago, IL. J.P.’s main instrument consist of Trombone and he also plays Keys, Bass Guitar, Tuba, Euphonium, and can sing. J.P. has performed all around the world and has performed with amazing acts such as: Bette Midler, Frank Ocean, Chance The Rapper, Kids These Days, Demi Lovato, Solange, many and others. J.P. recently won his first Grammy from being apart of Chance The Rapper’s “Coloring Book” (which won "Best Rap Album” at the 2017 Grammy Awards). J.P. is also apart of the Pi Beta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America INC. (Hampton University).

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