Makaya McCraven / Sistas of the Nitty Gritty

MUSIC
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
7:00 PM

TH/TV

$10
https://noonchorus.com/makaya-mccraven/

Drummer/producer/beat scientist (as he likes to call himself) Makaya McCraven is, as far as I'm concerned, one of the most exciting musicians now working in jazz — except you can't really call it jazz, it's hip-hop and even alt pop, too. Listen to his Universal Beings and its supplement, E&F Sides, and tell me there's more vital, compelling, good-to-listen-to music being made right now. Also on the bill are the visionary clarinetist Angel Bat Dawid and her Sistas of the Nitty Gritty trio, who are also near the top of my list of current performers (kinda like Alice Coltrane come back to life — but realer). Great night.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT: Sunflower: rinse a chilled Martini glass or coupe with Absinthe. Pour 3/4 oz. each of Gin, Cointreau, St-Germain, and lemon juice into an iced-filled cocktail shaker. Shaker. Strain into the rinsed glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.