*SOLD OUT* Makaya McCraven — live event on Nov 18, 2026
Makaya McCraven live at Empty Bottle, Chicago on Wed, Nov 18, 9:00 PM. Tickets from $33.17. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
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, destroying borders and blending past, present, and future into poly-textural arrangements of post-genre, jazz-rooted 21st century folk music. Profiled in Vice, Rolling Stone, the Guardian, and NPR, among other publications, he and the music he makes today are at the very vanguard of that phenomenon. According to the New York Times, , "rdquo" -> McCraven has quietly become one of the best arguments fo…
Starts: Wed, Nov 18, 9:00 PM
Ends: Wed, Nov 18, 11:00 PM
Where: 1035 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60622, United States
Price: $33.17
Lineup
Venue: Empty Bottle
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