{"id":167390,"date":"2026-02-24T20:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/167390\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:17:10","slug":"boundary-pushing-jazz-percussionist-makaya-mccraven-plays-two-nights-in-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/167390\/","title":{"rendered":"Boundary-pushing jazz percussionist Makaya McCraven plays two nights in Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"538\" data-attachment-id=\"411237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/music\/boundary-pushing-jazz-percussionist-makaya-mccraven-plays-two-nights-in-orlando\/attachment\/the-week-makaya-mccraven-photo-by-shannon-marks-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/THE-WEEK-MAKAYA-MCCRAVEN-photo-by-Shannon-Marks-2.jpg?fit=1000%2C690&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,690\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;EZ Controller&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1754654990&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"THE WEEK MAKAYA MCCRAVEN photo by Shannon Marks 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Make McCraven&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/THE-WEEK-MAKAYA-MCCRAVEN-photo-by-Shannon-Marks-2.jpg?fit=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/THE-WEEK-MAKAYA-MCCRAVEN-photo-by-Shannon-Marks-2.jpg?fit=780%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/THE-WEEK-MAKAYA-MCCRAVEN-photo-by-Shannon-Marks-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-411237\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Credit: Shannon Marks<\/p>\n<p>Chicago-based producer, percussionist and experimental jazz artist Makaya McCraven is coming to Judson\u2019s, and you can expect musical boundaries to be duly pushed. <\/p>\n<p>The drummer\u2019s last double album, Off the Record, collected live and improvised sets from tour and collaged them together into juggernauts of \u201corganic beat music.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a heady pr\u00e9cis of where he\u2019s at and a perfect way to catch up with McCraven\u2019s live practice ahead of his four shows at Judson\u2019s. You might just end up on a record. <\/p>\n<p>Friday-Saturday, Feb. 27-28, Judson\u2019s Live at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., <a href=\"http:\/\/drphillipscenter.org\" type=\"link\" id=\"drphillipscenter.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drphillipscenter.org<\/a>, $35-$588. <\/p>\n<p>Orlando\u2019s daily dose of what matters. 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