Makaya McCraven in Chicago
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Venue: Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Performer: Makaya McCraven
Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM / 21+ Makaya McCraven is a prolific drummer, composer and producer. His newest album, In These Times, is the triumphant finale of a project 7+ years in the making. It's a preeminent addition to his already-acclaimed and extensive discography, and it's the album he's been trying to make since he started making records. McCraven believes that the word , "rdquo" -> jazz" is , "rdquo" -> insufficient, at best, to describe the phenomenon we're dealing with." The artist, who has been aptly called a , "rdquo" -> cultural synthesizer", has a unique gift for collapsing space,…