Universal Beings

Paris-born, New England-raised, long-time Chicago-residing Makaya McCraven has been at the forefront of genre-redefining movements in jazz since 2015, when he introduced the world to his unique brand of ‘organic beat music’ on the breakout album In The Moment. Culled, cut, post-produced & re-composed by Makaya using recordings of free improvisation he collected over dozens of live sessions in Chicago, through incubation & experimentation In The Moment established a procedural blueprint that he has since been sharpening & developing.

Tracklisting

1. A Queen's Intro 
2. Holy Lands (feat. Brandee Younger) 
3. Young Genius (feat. Joel Ross) 
4. Black Lion (feat. Dezron Douglas) 
5. Tall Tales (feat. Tomeka Reid) 
6. Mantra 
7. Pharaoh's Intro 
8. Atlantic Black 
9. Inner Flight 
10. Wise Man, Wiser Woman (feat. Shabaka Hutchings)
11. Prosperity's Fear (feat. Junius Paul) 
12. Flipped OUT 
13. Voila (feat. Daniel Casimir) 
14. Suite Haus (feat. Nubya Garcia) 
15. The Newbies Lift Off (feat. Ashley Henry) 
16. The Royal Outro 
17. The Count Off (feat. Carlos Niño) 
18. Butterss's (feat. Anna Butterss) 
19. Turtle Tricks (feat. Jeff Parker) 
20. The Fifth Monk 
21. Brighter Days Beginning (feat. Josh Johnson) 
22. Universal Beings (feat. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)