The Roundtable

Makaya McCraven in conversation and concert at Skidmore College

By Sarah LaDuke

Published February 14, 2024 at 11:25 AM EST

Beat Scientist, Drummer and Producer Makaya McCraven intertwines drum & bass, jazz, and hip-hop, creating what NPR describes as "a self-contained musical world brimming with rhythmic complexity and dynamic variability." His fusion of classical and symphonic elements transcends conventional jazz boundaries.

McCraven will perform at The Zankel Center at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York on Saturday, February 17.

In advance of that exciting concert, on Thursday, February 15, Makaya will be in conversation with Skidmore Angus McCullough at The Tang Teaching Museum.

Makaya McCraven's latest album, "In These Times," is the triumphant finale of a project 7+ years in the making.

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Sarah LaDuke

Sarah has been a public radio producer for over fifteen years. She grew up in Saranac Lake, New York where she worked part-time at Pendragon Theatre all through high school and college. She graduated from UAlbany in 2006 with a BA in English and started at WAMC a few weeks later as a part-time board-op in the control room. Through a series of offered and seized opportunities she is now the Senior Contributing Producer of The Roundtable and Producer of The Book Show. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with actors, musicians, comedians, and artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing.

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