Makaya McCraven Is Deciphering The Message

Jazz drummer, beat scientist and bandleader Makaya McCraven keeps past music alive — but puts his own spin on it. Ayana Contreras, the host of Reclaimed Soul, sat down with McCraven at his Rogers Park residence on Sept. 20 to discuss the necessity of creating music for survival, the continuum of music and his new album Deciphering the Message, which drops Nov. 19.