Gathering and reworking a decade’s worth of blistering live jams, this compilation of four dynamic new EPs captures the recombinant spirit of the jazz drummer, bandleader, and beatmaker.

EP project blends live performance and post-production tricknology into a new kind of superstrong musical compound ...

The final tracks feature the revolving cast of a 2017 Chicago residency, in which guitarist Parker and the mournful sound of ...

The distinction between composition and improvisation has always been fraught territory in the discourse surrounding jazz; some artists have argued that all music begins as improvisation, and what ...

Makaya McCraven is a drummer, producer, and composer who has carved out a unique space in contemporary music as a self-proclaimed "beat scientist." His work blurs the lines between live performance ...

First up, there’s Techno Logic. Makaya McCraven recorded it with Ben LaMar Gay and Theon Cross, and it pulls from three performances spread over eight years — London in 2017, Berlin in 2024, New York ...

Makaya McCraven is famous for his ambition—he made his name with a sophisticated musical approach that involved crafting compositions in the studio by rearranging live recordings of his band and ...

The records, out physically Oct. 10 and via streaming Oct. 31, capture musical vignettes over the course of McCraven’s last decade.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Audiences will get a double bill of jazz brilliance with Makaya McCraven & SHABAKA ...

Kevin Morby has announced a new one-day music festival that he curated. This Is a Festival, whose title is a nod to Morby’s 2022 album This Is a Photograph, is presented by Noise Pop and set to take ...

NYC Winter Jazzfest will hold its 2025 edition from January 9-15 at venues all over Manhattan and Brooklyn, including Town Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, Roulette, Brooklyn Bowl, Mercury Lounge, City Winery, ...

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