Makaya McCraven | |
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 McCraven in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 19, 1983 Paris |
| Genres | jazz, rapping, pop rock |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | www |
Makaya McCraven (born October 19, 1983) is an American jazz drummer and bandleader. [1] [2]
McCraven was born in Paris, France, to jazz drummer Stephen McCraven and Hungarian singer Ágnes Zsigmondi (of the band Kolinda ), and from the age of three was raised in and around Amherst and Northampton, Massachusetts. [1] [2] At the age of five he played in his father's drum ensemble, the CMSS Bashers, along with some of his father's students. In middle school, he and friends formed a band to accompany his mother's folk singing. In high school, McCraven formed the jazz-hip hop Cold Duck Complex. He studied music at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, becoming part of the university's jazz orchestra and receiving various DownBeat student awards, but did not graduate. [3]
In 2007 McCraven moved to Chicago, where he performed in the bands of Bobby Broom, Corey Wilkes , Willie Pickens, and with the Occidental Brothers, Marquis Hill, and Jeff Parker. [3] He also worked as a studio musician for Apollo Sunshine and Kris Delmhorst. In 2012 he released his debut album, Split Decision, through Chicago Sessions, leading a trio. [4] In the following years he appeared weekly with other musicians, from which he developed concepts for his 2015 album, In the Moment.[ citation needed ] He also performed with Kamasi Washington. In 2016 he toured mostly in Europe. After several mix tapes, in 2018 he released the double album Universal Beings, on which he was joined by musicians from New York City, London, and Los Angeles; the album was nominated for the Jazz Journalists Association Awards in 2019.[ citation needed ] In DownBeat's 2020 Critics Poll, he was the winner in the "Rising Star" categories of best producer and best drummer of the year. [5] In September, 2022, McCraven released In These Times, a full-length album that had been in development since 2015, through International Anthem. [6]
McCraven is married to Nitasha Tamar Sharma, a professor of African-American and Asian-American Studies at Northwestern University as of 2018. [1] [2]
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