Makaya McCraven
A polished nu jazz artist.
Makaya McCraven, who has been aptly called a “cultural synthesizer” and “beat scientist,” has a unique gift for collapsing space, destroying borders and blending past, present, and future into poly-textural arrangements of post-genre, jazz-rooted 21st-century folk music. Profiled in the New York Times, Vice, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, the Guardian, and NPR, among other publications, Makaya and the music he makes today is what Passion of Weiss says “is part of a necessary conversation about the next evolution of the Black improvised music known colloquially as ‘jazz.’ He’s found the threads connecting the past with the present, and is either wrapping them with new colors and textures, or he’s plucking them gleefully like the strings of a grand instrument.”
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What kind of music does Makaya McCraven play?+
Makaya McCraven plays nu jazz, indie jazz, jazz.
What are Makaya McCraven live shows like?+
Makaya McCraven's live sets are tight and well-rehearsed - mid-paced sets where the arrangements come through clearly.
How can I find out when Makaya McCraven is playing?+
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