Tag: Makaya McCraven

Charlie Coffeen’s Tribute to J Dilla’s Donuts February 9, 2019 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

J Dilla Donuts Tribute Thalia Hall

Charlie Coffeen Presents J Dilla’s Donuts
February 9, 2019
Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

The second annual performance of J Dilla‘s game-changing Donuts album. Charlie Coffeen (of Sidewalk Chalk) leads a 20+ piece orchestra in recreating and re-imagining the album from top-to-bottom featuring special guests Makaya McCraven, Braxton Cook, and Chris Turner. 100% of merchandise sales benefit the James Dewitt Yancey Foundation.

Part 1 of 3:
Donuts (Outro) > Workinonit, Waves, Light My Fire, The New, Stop, The Diff’rence, Mash, Time: The Donut Of The Heart

Part 2 of 3:
People (with Chris Turner), Lightworks, Stepson Of The Clapper, The Twister (Huh, What) (with Braxton Cook), One Eleven (with Chris Turner), Don’t Cry (with Chris Turner), Two Can Win (with Braxton Cook), Anti-American Graffiti, Geek Down (with Braxton Cook)

Part 3 of 3:
Glazed, Airworks, Thunder, Gobstopper / One For Ghost (with Braxton Cook) > Dilla Says Go, Walkinonit, The Factory

featuring:
Charlie Coffeen – keyboards
Makaya McCraven – drums
Garrett McGinn – bass
George Wundsam – guitar
Jackson Shephard – guitar
Matt Platskota – percussion
Jonathan Hoard – vocals
Camile Trust – vocals
Melissa McMillan – vocals
Sam Trump – trumpet
Alex Wasily – trombone
Sam Hudgens – saxophone
Kendrick Pullums – flute & clarinet
Matt Jones Orchestra (8 string players)

Special Guests:
Chris Turner – vocals
Braxton Cook – saxophone & vocals
Angele Anise – vocals

FULL AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC or MP3

J Dilla Donuts Tribute Thalia Hall

The Creator Ensemble at The Blue Nile – Jazz Fest 2016

Creator Ensemble 2016

The Creator Ensemble:
Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone, flute, percussion
Alecia Chakour – vocals, percussion
Robert Walter – keyboards
Marco Benevento – piano
Tim LeFebvre – bass
Makaya McCraven – drums

The Creator Ensemble 4/29/15 New Orleans, LA @ Blue Nile
Thembi [Pharoah Sanders], The Plum Blossom [Yusef Lateef], The Creator Has A Master Plan [Pharoah Sanders], ??? [?John Coltrane cover?], Home Is Where The Hatred Is [Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson] (end cut), I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free [Nina Simone]

The Creator Ensemble
April 29, 2016
New Orleans, LA @ Blue Nile

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC TORRENT

01. Newly-Weds Song [Jim Pepper]
02. Thembi [Pharoah Sanders]
03. The Plum Blossom [Yusef Lateef]
04. The Creator Has A Master Plan [Pharoah Sanders]
05. ??? [?John Coltrane cover?]
06. Home Is Where The Hatred Is [Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson] (end cut)
07. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free [Nina Simone]

The Creator Ensemble:
Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone, flute, percussion
Alecia Chakour – vocals, percussion
Robert Walter – keyboards
Marco Benevento – piano
Tim LeFebvre – bass
Makaya McCraven – drums

Notes: The end of Home Is Where The Hatred Is is cut/missing because my battery died. Probably missing the last 3 to 5 minutes (which was the highlight of the whole show for me, but now it’s gone forever!)

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