Asked about the difference between playing Hard bop and Free Jazz, and switching between styles so easily after each other, Makaya gives some valuable insights on how to look at this.

Drummer, producer and Beat Scientist Makaya McCraven played three shows with three bands on the first day of the North Sea Jazz Festival 2017. All gigs were different in music, style and approach. This is a series of four videos with Makaya McCraven talking about his different Musical Drummer-Hats that day and his view on drumming in all the different roles he plays.

Just as interesting is his story on the making of 'In the Moment,' his latest solo release and the video where he talks about the Chicago music scene.

Makaya McCraven is a musician who is playing the big festivals just as easy as the small clubs while remaining just as eager to learn, travel, find new sounds and make all that inspiration his own.