Steve McCraven
Stephen "Steve" McCraven (born August 7, 1954 in Washington, DC ) is an American jazz musician (drums).
Live and act
McCraven learned drums and played in school bands from the age of eight. At the age of 14 he became a member of the TC Grand Ensemble in Cheshire under the direction of Sonny Costanzo . He studied at Berklee College of Music with Alan Dawson and Joseph Hunt and at the University of Massachusetts with Max Roach . He toured Europe in 1977 with Marion Brown and was involved in his album La Placita . Emigrated to Paris in 1978, he took lessons from Philly Joe Jones , Kenny Clark and Oliver Johnson .
McCraven has been part of Archie Shepp's quartet for 30 years and also performs regularly with David Murray and Piotr Wojtasik . He also played with Mal Waldron , Harold Ashby , Freddie Hubbard , Hank Crawford , Charles Tolliver , David Fathead Newman , Sugar Blue , Horace Parlan , Michael Gregory , James Moody , Pee Wee Ellis , Benny Golson , Éric Le Lann , Michel Graillier and Jalal Mansur Nuriddin ( The Last Poets ). As the leader of his own groups, he released ten albums. He can also be heard on albums by Yusef Lateef , Jemeel Moondoc , Sonny Gray , Kirsti Alho , Calvin Newborn , Kali Z. Fasteau and Tom McClung .
McCraven gave numerous master classes and taught at several music schools in France and the USA. He is the father of the drummer Makaya McCraven .
Discographic notes
- Wooley the Newt (Sweet Earth Records 1979)
- Intertwining Spirit , featuring Sam Rivers (Free Lance Records 1983)
- Joe Fonda , Stephen McCraven, Tony Purrone: Up from the Sky (Kaleidoscope Records 1989)
- Song of the Forest Boogaraboo , featuring Archie Shepp (World McMusic 1995)
- Bosco , featuring Archie Shepp & Arthur Blythe (EFMIC Records 1997)
- Black Studies (Big TreeMusic 2003)
- Janczarski & McCraven Quintet Liberator (For Tune 2018, with Borys Janczarski, Adam Kowalewski, Joanna Gajda, Rasul Siddik )
Web links
- Facebook presence
- Steve McCraven at Discogs (English)
- Steve McCraven at Allmusic (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | McCraven, Steve |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCraven, Stephen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (drums) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 7th August 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |