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2025

Bilbao BBK Live 2025

Jul 10

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Bilbao

Parque Kobetamendi / Kobetamendi Parkea

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About Makaya McCraven

Makaya McCraven, born in Paris in 1983, is a trailblazing drummer, composer, and producer known for redefining contemporary jazz through a seamless fusion of jazz, hip-hop, rock, and global rhythms. Raised in Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley, McCraven grew up in a richly musical household—his father, jazz drummer Stephen McCraven, and mother, Hungarian folk singer Agnes Zsigmondi, nurtured his early exposure to diverse sounds. Studying jazz at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and performing with groups like Cold Duck Complex during his youth, he developed a foundation that would fuel his innovative career.

Relocating to Chicago in 2006, McCraven immersed himself in the city’s vibrant and subversive music scene, collaborating with notable artists such as Bobby Broom, Marquis Hill, Jeff Parker, and Joshua Abrams. His breakthrough came with the critically acclaimed album "In the Moment" (2015), an inventive project crafted by capturing and remixing 28 live performances at The Bedford club. This distinctive approach—assembling live improvisations into cohesive, beat-driven compositions—earned widespread acclaim and established him as a "beat scientist."

McCraven continued to push boundaries with releases like the lo-fi, live-textured "Highly Rare" (2017) and the ambitious "Universal Beings" (2018), a double album recorded across four cities featuring prominent figures including Nubya Garcia and Shabaka Hutchings. In 2020, he further demonstrated his creative versatility by reimagining Gil Scott-Heron’s final album on "We’re New Again," collaborating with artists such as Brandee Younger. Through his genre-defying work, Makaya McCraven remains a leading force in modern jazz, bridging tradition and innovation with a deeply original sound.

Genres

American•Jazz & Standards