Makaya McCraven's 'In These Times': A musical marvel made by meticulous process
![With In These Times, Makaya McCraven has perfected a method in which he weaves jazz improvisation and hip-hop recording techniques together with sensitivity that masks an obsessive attention to detail.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/09/22/photo-by-sulyiman-bw2_wide-cc8b015212762f55d1254647e2c3014094f2fd56.jpg?s=600)
On his new album the drummer, composer and self-described "beat scientist" makes music by way of an elaborate hybrid method combining improvisation with careful editing. It sounds like magic.
(Image credit: Sulyiman Stokes/Courtesy of the artist)
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