01. Rabbot Ho
02. Captain Stupido
03. Uh Uh
04. A Fan’s Mail (Tron Song Suite II)
05. Tron Song
06. Jethro
07. Hard Times
08. Song for the Dead
09. Heartbreaks + Setbacks
10. ??? (?new song?)
11. Lone Wolf and Cub
12. Without You >
13. Is It Love?
14. Walk On By intro > Drink Dat
15. Tokyo
16. Friend Zone
17. Lotus and the Jondy
18. Them Changes
Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner – bass, vocals Dennis Hamm – keyboards Justin Brown – drums
01. Door of the Cosmos
02. Sunology / The Lion of the Heavens
03. Astro Black
04. On Jupiter, The Skies Are Always Blue
05. Improvisational Blues Jam
06. Love In Outer Space
07. Stranger In Paradise
08. Stars Fell On Alabama
09. Angels and Demons at Play
10. Dorothy’s Dance
11. Rocket Number Nine
12. Fate In A Pleasant Mood / I’ll Wait For You (Strange Worlds in My Mind)
13. Hit That Jive Jack
Two possible 2019 linups I found listed on the internet:
Marshall Allen – alto sax, EVI, flute, vocals, Musical Director
Tara Middleton – vocals, violin
Knoel Scott – alto sax
James Stewart – tenor sax
Mike Watson – bass clarinet
Danny Ray Thompson – baritone sax
Cecil Brooks – trumpet
Ryan Frazier – trumpet
Emmett McDonald – trombone
Vincent Chancey – french horn
Tyler Mitchell – bass
Ron Burton – piano
Dave Hotep – electric guitar
Wayne Anthony Smith, Jr. – drums
Elson Nascimento – surdo, percussion
Lamont Smith – congas & percussion
Teddy Thomas – percussion
Marshall Allen – alto saxophone, flute, EVI – joined in 1958
Michael Ray – trumpet, vocals – joined in 1978
Fred Adams – trumpet – joined in 1982
Knoel Scott – alto saxophone – joined in 1979
Vincent Chancey – french horn – joined in 1976
Cecil Brooks – trumpet
Danny Ray Thompson – flute, baritone sax, alto sax, bassoon – joined in 1967
Abshalom Ben Shlomo – alto sax, clarinet – joined in 1970
Rey Scott – baritone saxophone – joined in 1988
Dave Davis – trombone – joined in 1997
Elson Nascimento – percussion – joined in 1988
Craig Holiday Haynes – drums – joined in 1980
D. Hotep – guitar – joined in 2000
Yahya Abdul-Majid – tenor saxophone – joined in 1980
Kash Killion – cello – joined in 1989
Bill Davis – bass – joined in 1962
Tyler Mitchell – bass – joined in 1985
Juini Booth – bass – joined in 1967
Farid Abdul-Bari Barron – piano
James Stewart – tenor – joined in 2011
Craig Harris – trombone
Wayne Anthony Smith Jr. – drums
Tara Middleton – voice, percussion, violin
Atakatune (Stanley Morgan) – conga, timbal – joined in 1972
George Burton – piano – joined in 2015
Here’s a great video of the Arkestra at Ottobar on September 15, 2017, shot by Thomas Kessler:
Makaya McCraven’s Universal Beings – March 23, 2019 – Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine – Big Ears Festival:
Hungarian Lullaby, There Comes A Time [Tony Williams], Three Fifths a Man, Above & Beyond
Makaya McCraven’s Universal Beings – March 23, 2019 – Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine – Big Ears Festival:
Atlantic Black
