Makaya McCraven is a beat scientist. Whether behind the drums or in the lab, mixmaster McCraven moves between genres at lightning speed. “You are listening to one incredible musician. His style and sound is unique, a heady, skillful, sophisticated and boldly uncompromising mix of jazz and hiphop” (UKVibe).
Makaya’s breakthrough debut Double LP, “In the Moment” (International Anthem, 2015) has garnered international attention, earning critical acclaim from The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, BBC (Gilles Peterson’s “Album of the Week”), and NPR. “In the Moment” is one of DownBeat and Pop Matters’ Top Jazz Albums of 2015. Jazz Times calls “In The Moment” “mesmerizing” and “an important document.”
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In high school, McCraven cofounded Cold Duck Complex, a jazz hip hop band with a strong following in the Northeast through his years as a student at UMASS Amherst where he studied Jazz. At this time, Makaya played locally and opened for Wu-Tang Clan, Rhazel, Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, 50 Cent, Mixmaster Mike, and The Wailers.
McCraven layers his extensive experience with hip hop bands, African dance bands, Hungarian folk music, and indie rock on top of a deep history of “straight ahead” jazz, improvisation, and the avantgarde with beats, sampling, and electronics as a form of unique self-expression.
This event is presented by Digital in Berlin. Check out our Facebook page to win tickets.
J.A.W. with Makaya Maccraven
Thursday, 24th March 2016 | 22:00 CET
Prince Charles | Prinzenstr. 85F | 10969 Berlin/Kreuzberg
makayamccraven.com | princecharlesberlin.com
