Makaya McCraven

In The Moment

International Anthem Recording Co.

Nineteen, hip-hoppin, be-boppin capsules of funk, conjured and distilled from a year’s worth of weekly shows by the drummer, in a reclaimed bank vault in the heart of Chicago’s Ukrainian Village.
Jazz improvisation — but compact, to-the-point and organic as a mosquiter’s tweeter — dipped in krautrock, d&b, house and B-boy science. Featuring the brilliant vibes playing of Justefan, and local luminaries like Jeff Parker from Tortoise and De’Sean Jones from Underground Resistance.
Warmly recommended.

• Exploration Intro
• The Jaunt
• Slightest Right
• First Thing First
• Lonely
• Gnawa
• On The Spot
• Butterscotch
• TomTom
• Three Fifths a Man
• In the Moment
• Quartz
• Just Stay Right There
• Untitled
• Requests
• Time Travel
• The Encore
• The Drop
• Finances
• Next Step
• Alone
• Standing On Shoulders
• Spontaneous
• The Dimmer
• She Knew
• Trading Bars
• 50 Thousand Miles
• The Master