Makaya McCraven - What's In My Bag?

Drummer, composer & producer Makaya McCraven goes shopping at Amoeba Music in San Francisco. His latest album 'In These Times' is available from Nonesuch.
Check out his picks:
Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Kabalaba (LP)
Billy Cobham - Spectrum (LP)
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela - Rejoice (LP)
Yusef Lateef & Archie Shepp - Tenors Of Yusef Lateef And Archie Shepp (CD)
NNAMDÏ - Please Have A Seat (CD)
Charles Stepney - Step On Step (LP)
Thelonius Monk & John Coltrane - Thelonius Monk with John Coltrane (LP)
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers feat. Wynton Marsalis - Live At Bubba's Jazz Restaurant (LP)
Harvey Mason - Funk In A Mason Jar (LP)
Augustus Pablo & King Tubby - King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown (LP)
Bobby Broom - Clean Sweep (LP)
Joshua Abrams' Cloud Script - Cloud Script (LP)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (POSTER)
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[@osufan77]

Love Makaya. The jazz scene currently is thriving and well.

[@irie1tes]

This is a guy you really love to see winning. Nothing but hard work and raw talent. Great pic for this series!

[@MrJPN001]

This is how it should be done ladies and gents. Pick after pick of pure fire. Great episode.

[@chadkelham5034]

Makaya is HIM. Those Billy Cobham, Charles Stepney & Harvey Mason albums are pure gold. If Charles Stepney made an album of his own while he was still alive, it would’ve been Step On Step!!

[@stevelawson2841]

I guess I know what I'm going to be listening to for the rest of the year. Love McCraven and love how he just went for it on this shopping spree!

[@davidellis5141]

Augustas Pablo & King Tubby 🇯🇲 📻

[@jared4034]

Word

[@daylightdude]

always gotta watch the jazz musicians what's in my bag. they recommend some amazing stuff I dont know

[@TurboYeti72]

Very interesting picks from one of the leading figures in modern jazz. Great to see MM at Amoeba.

[@johnunderwood3132]

This is my favorite one! MM is so talented and seems like a cool dude

[@mnchls]

high time there was some proper fuckin jazz featured here. great selections all around.

[@BedroomBeethovens]

Billy Cobham's drum kit was enormous!

[@eliznaomistuart]

What’s in my Bag is my favorite music education KZbin channel. Thanks Amoeba!

[@brownyuio]

Nothing but hit after hit!

[@devgo180]

Love that Tony Allen/Hugh Masekela record

[@jamesgwarrior1981]

Wow. This dude seems super chill. Super cool. Super smart. Cannot wait, to dive into all his albums. And as a faithful fan and watcher, gonna ask don’t sleep too long on Alex from Undeath. Know y’all got that footy! 🎥 🧟‍♂️

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

As soon as I saw Art ensemble of Chicago I knew, I knew

[@matta5348]

Love that all his selections are new to him. “Been wanting to check this out,” and “Looking forward to diving in to this.” Always searching, always growing!

[@emilehobo]

That medaillon makes me think of this piano they had in the cultural center of this place I went to that was supposed to be a university. They had uncoupled the bending pedal, but the receptionist would say that "You have to feel it." I think with the medallion it's the same, it's like a mirror of our souls that reflects us when you look into it and he carries us around on his chest with him everywhere he goes. You just have to see it. I mean, that's Jazz man.

[@Pernel143]

Looks like a member of Magma with that gold

[@gregc7699]

Great picks seems like a really down to earth and cool dude

[@indiecalms]

His new album is brilliant!!

[@user-rj2sm7em6k]

Μακαγια εισαι οτι καλυτερο εχω ακουσει τα τελευταια 10 χρονια.Ευγε!!!

[@user-rj2sm7em6k]

Παρεμπιπτόντως ότι επιλογή έχεις κάνει είναι και δικά μου αγαπημένα.

[@JamesRone]

Great episode. I love Makaya's music, and I was pointed in some new directions here. Also, I don't know how I'm supposed to keep up with everything Jeff Parker does without going broke.

[@peregrine1222112]

now we’re talkin

[@youngmanchego]

Love that guy. Thanks for picking his brain for us.

[@a-love-supreme]

hell yeah love that augustus pablo and king tubby record makaya is so cool

[@m-tetsuo]

Damn great picks, gonna check out his work

[@stack_of_records]

Great picks. NNAMDI on my wantlist.

[@paddyboomvideos]

Solid choices. Chill cat too

[@CosmosProvider]

Immaculate taste, as expected

[@irrationallyexuberanttv7269]

That was a GOOD one.

[@haroldsmith1213]

Really cool guy,loved almost everything he talked about,luv jazz and the artists i did not know ,like Charles Stepney ,im tracking down,thanks so much for having Makaya on,coolio indeed.He has a great speaking voice ,he 'd make a great jazz DJ---best of luck and cheers to him and ameoba for having him on👍🇺🇸🇺🇦💙

[@tippidink]

yo NNAMDI!!!! Awesome.

[@todaysuniverse]

That Billy Cobham album is 🔥🔥🔥

[@ericAlohaMoanaWaves]

very cool picks

[@BlackHoleBrew42]

His "Universal Beings" record is f'n amazing.

[@placebosyndrome]

good stuff.

[@dproctor1979]

This is a clinic

[@smile_andy]

No way! Dopeness

[@zorbexfx8059]

That Mason jam is fire bro

[@ethanhughes7462]

Cool guy

[@rabit818]

Cool obscure picks. I’m a mere mortal who listen to a few jazz LPs/CDs. Harvey Mason lp is a god one.

[@D.Boon1]

Marcelo had some great picks

[@analoguecity3454]

If I lived there, I would definitely shop there all the time! No other place I'd like to give what little money I got to! I'm being serious!

[@manishkhanal4004]

Fireeeeee

[@swagzilla3000]

Makaya is one good lookin dude

[@octangula7914]

nnamdi is awesome

[@ArthurBelling]

Spectrum hell yes

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

I've got the live Mahavishnu orchestra album signed by Billy. 😊

[@ga6923]

👍

[@cricketbatman]

Great pics. The camera work on this one though. Jesus. I need to go take some Dramamine after watching this 😂

[@jt.8144]

Marcello!! from REAL MADRID!

[@lyndongmail]

Me clicking on the vid: "Makaya's gonna pick mostly jazz, I know it" Makaya: picks mostly jazz

[@badumbumpss]

THE LICK AT 03:00

[@elrondhubbard9127]

Took a whole 3 minutes to get to it 😂😂

[@aidenhuckabee784]

The lick at 3:02

[@ShakeYourRump]

Great stuff but, HEY; the artists name is Mati Klarwein. Except for Bitches Brew he made a number of great covers. Legend!

[@TheM00ndawg]

Am I the only one that saw this and just thought 'oh, thats the zeal and ardor guy'. probably. I'll go check out this guy though.

[@hippo_hq]

CAT !!!

[@amphitheatre]

throw some sonny sharrock and sun ra in there and i'm so down

[@carterbricks]

Lolol 3:01

[@ElliotLeon]

oh my gosh did i just hear The Lick?

[@miketomlin6040]

Necklace looks handy, take it off and put your coffee cup on it, or a sandwich.

[@aidenhuckabee784]

The lick at 3:02