Makaya McCraven at Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 · 9:00 PM
Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL
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Genres: country/folk, jazz/blues
Drummer, composer, and producer Makaya McCraven brings his latest album, *In These Times*, to the stage—a project seven years in the making that he calls the record he’s been trying to make since he started. Known for blending past, present, and future into post-genre, jazz-rooted folk music, McCraven has earned praise from the *New York Times* for his quiet case for jazz’s vitality. Raised between Hungarian folk traditions and the African-American jazz legacy, he treats the music as living, arguable, and full of life—exactly what you’ll hear live.