Makaya McCraven

Drummer, composer, and producer Makaya McCraven melds several creative music genres in search of new musical directions. Commonly referred to as a "beat scientist," McCraven released In the Moment in 2015, juxtaposing jazz-funk, post-bop, vanguard jazz, and fusion with hip-hop, rock, and global rhythmic traditions, woven into left-field beat explorations. He has headlined his own albums and tours and has worked with guitarist Bobby Broom, pianist Greg Spero, and trumpeter Marquis Hill as a sideman. 2018's Universal Beings was recorded live and filmed in three transatlantic cit...