McCraven Makaya: In These Times Ltd Clr

LP Record More of everything Makaya McCraven describes himself as a "beat scientist". This means that even more than a drummer and bandleader, the 38-year-old musician sees himself as an arranger, producer, and someone who brings things together in his own unique way. This is how McCraven's 2015 album "In The Moment" came to be. On it, the American with French roots took 48 hours of improvised live material, recorded over twelve months at 28 concerts, and crafted a cohesive collection of 19 songs with organic beat music. "In These Times" revisits this approach, but as the title suggests, Makaya McCraven has a different scope in 2022. The Chicago native has been working on the album in the background for over seven years.