Person

Makaya McCraven

Acting · Born 1983-10-19 · Paris, France

Biography

Makaya McCraven is an American jazz drummer, producer and bandleader. A beat scientist, the cutting edge drummer, and sonic collagist is a multi-talented force whose inventive process & intuitive style of performance defy categorization. The son of drummer Stephen McCraven and Hungarian folk singer Ágnes Zsigmondi.

Known for

Beat - a film about Jazz
himself
Makaya McCraven @ North Sea Jazz Festival 2019
Self/Drums
Change the Game
Cassius Rollins

Filmography

2025Beat - a film about Jazzhimself
2019Makaya McCraven @ North Sea Jazz Festival 2019Self/Drums
2006Change the GameCassius Rollins

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