Chicago-based drummer, composer, edit guru, and jazz adventurist Makaya McCraven recorded this splice-and-dice 22-song opus live in four different cities with a cast including saxophonists … Read More “Makaya McCraven: Universal Beings (International Anthem)”
Apparently, it was a total coincidence that Red Bull Music scheduled its Chicago “round robin” improvisation during the Chicago Jazz Festival. Perhaps also by coincidence, … Read More “Live Review: Red Bull Music Presents Round Robin in Chicago”
Highly Rare has something that really is highly rare: danger. It’s in the cassette-tape fidelity, like an old-school audience bootleg, that second-guesses even the digital … Read More “Makaya McCraven: Highly Rare (International Anthem)”
One of the year’s most mesmerizing releases, there’s a great deal happening on drummer Makaya McCraven’s In the Moment. Its 19 tracks come from his … Read More “Makaya McCraven: In the Moment”
