Makaya McCraven live in concert.
ON TOUR

Makaya McCraven

7
critic concert reviews
jazz

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

76
%
Based on 
7
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 7 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Makaya McCraven is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths.

ON TOUR

Kobetamendi, Bilbao, Spain (Jul 10); Kirjurinluoto, Pori, Finland (Jul 17)

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Latest Release

International Anthem @ Public Records (Volume 3) (3 November 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
Paris, ile-de-France, France (10/19/1983)
Bio
Drummer/producer Makaya McCraven brings together "future-is-now drumming" with his roots in jazz and world music to form his unique and powerful sound.
Has Performed With
Nubya Garcia

Critic Concert Reviews

Nippertown (USA)

February 23, 2024
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Drummer Makaya McCraven’s composing ambitions bore impressive results in a wondrous display of musical mixed metaphors at Skidmore’s Zankel Music Center last Saturday.

Chicago Tribune (USA)

December 3, 2021
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Makaya McCraven and band roar through the Blue Note catalog at Jazz Showcase

Exclaim (Canada)

June 28, 2019
80
%
Victoria, Canada

Evening Standard (UK)

November 26, 2018
80
%
LONDON EartH, London, UK

The Guardian (UK)

November 25, 2018
80
%
EartH, London, UK

Parklife DC (USA)

February 28, 2024
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Makaya McCraven performs alongside a group of his respected fellow musicians at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda on Feb. 23, 2024.

Financial Times (UK)

November 26, 2018
60
%
The pianist and the drummer brought the festival to a close with gigs at EartH and the Barbican

Past critic reviews published in

Musikknyheter.no (Norway), Showbams (USA), Gaffa (Sweden), LA Weekly (USA), Panic Manual (Canada) and more

Image Credit

Dirk Neven [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons