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 ...

When journalist Studs Terkel wrote his landmark 1974 book “Working,” he described it as “a search for daily meaning as well as for daily bread.” One could describe the music of drummer, producer and ...

The drummer assembles superb bands and draws on hip-hop for four new EPs, recorded over the past decade: ‘PopUp Shop,’ ‘Hidden Out!,’ ‘The People’s Mixtape’ and ‘Techno Logic.’ ...

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 ...

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

Makaya McCraven is one of the most dynamic musicians working today. His work defies genre, touching on elements of jazz, hip-hop, and electronic music to make something completely unique. He’s also a ...

It’s been more than a decade since Blue Note Records released an album by a Chicago artist. The last time anyone based here appeared on the roster of this definitive jazz label, it was vocalists ...

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 ...

All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by Pitchfork editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. “In a time ...

He calls himself a “beat scientist,” but “creative thinker” would be a more accurate description, judging by the performance that Chicago drummer-bandleader Makaya McCraven gave Friday night in ...