265: Makaya McCraven

Makaya McCraven is a drummer, composer, and producer whose
innovative work draws a creative through-line between generations
of seemingly disparate avant-garde movements. He tells Joe about:
being raised by musician parents; why he initially resisted
pursuing music as a profession; the difference between the "oral
musical tradition" in which he was raised and the academic
approach he was presented with in college; the decision to start
creating work as a bandleader; parenting; and learning when to
say yes to collaborative offers.


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