Makaya McCraven's 'In The Moment (IA11 Edition)' Out Now

INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM RELEASES MAKAYA MCCRAVEN'S IN THE MOMENT (IA11 EDITION) ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS "ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RECORDINGS TO DATE IN THE MODERN JAZZ WORLD.” TURNTABLE LAB VINYL LP OUT MARCH 28

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Makaya McCraven’s International Anthem debut In The Moment is the album that properly introduced the then-burgeoning drummer/producer to the world. In many ways, it also laid the groundwork for a working method that both McCraven and the label have returned to again and again over the years: nearly 48 hours of live improvised performance recorded by IARC house engineer Dave Vettraino at 1 venue over 12 months and 28 shows — culled, cut, rendered, and remixed into 19 potent pieces of organic beat music by McCraven. This early exploration of the concept is based in the nightlife — in relaxed and unostentatious gatherings of prodigious Chicago musicians letting loose one moment at a time. That the individual stature of the musicians involved has risen dramatically in the years since is only proof positive that these sessions in a renovated bank vault were a casually high-level convention of some of the city’s best. The IA11 Edition LP — which features the IARC 2025 obi strip, plus additional photos and new liner notes by engineer Dave Vettraino in a 4-page insert booklet (read the full liner notes here) — will be available in record stores worldwide on March 28th. In anticipation of that, the IA11 edition of the album is now available on all digital music platforms, complete with four digital-only bonus tracks. Listen to In The Moment (IA11 Edition) here. Accompanying today's release is a stellar 22-minute live video of “Three Fifths a Man” with Jeff Parker (guitar), Junius Paul (bass), and Justin "Justefan" Thomas, filmed in February of 2015 when Makaya McCraven's In The Moment, IA’s third release, was only a couple of weeks old. Yet the excitement around his music in the city of Chicago was palpable: there was just no way that the imminent release show at Chicago’s historic Green Mill would be anything other than a major vibe. Watch the live video here. Makaya McCraven's In The Moment (IA11 Edition) comes on two 140 gram vinyl LPs inside a heavyweight matte jacket, with 4-page insert booklet (featuring additional session photos and new liner notes written by Dave Vettraino), IARC 2025 obi strip and poly-lined printed inner-sleeves. Pressed at Pallas in Germany, with new lacquers cut by Daniel K at SST. Preorder the LP here.   Stay connected with International Anthem: 23 Profile | Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube ABOUT IA11, FROM INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM On December 2nd, 2024, we marked the ten-year anniversary of our first release. With a full decade under our belt – ten years of commitment to a growing community of artists, and our original mission statement ("to vitalize demand for boundary defying music," among other things) – we've spent a lot of time thinking about how we'd like to celebrate this milestone. What we keep coming back to is: desire to use this opportunity to revisit and revivify music and memories from our first decade; but keeping true to our ethos of always looking forward, all the way. In that spirit, across 2025, we'll be rolling out a series of releases and events under the IA11 banner. Celebrating our eleventh year. Doing our best to retell essential, foundational stories from our past, while keeping our hearts and minds fixed on the present. Trying to establish new standards that can help carry our mission through another decade of work – and hopefully more. We created an emblem for IA11 with a vibrating interpretation of a chrysanthemum as the central symbol. Aside from just loving the delicious golden nectar that comes from the leaves of this flower, for us, the image of the chrysanthemum resonates as a symbol of longevity and rejuvenation. Two of the driving intentions behind this effort. Please stay tuned for announcements of IA11 events and special releases across 2025. We look forward to a beautiful year of celebrating the past, present and future with you all. IA11 EDITIONS Over the course of 2025 we will be revisiting some of the most celebrated entries in our decade of releases with this series of IA11 Edition LPs. These revamped LP packages will be presented with new liner notes, new insert booklets, and the fresh 2025 redesign of our iconic obi strip and dome logo. They will also be set at a price point intended to make the albums more accessible than ever before. So far, the first three of that series have been announced: IARC0001LP11 Rob Mazurek - Alternate Moon Cycles (IA11 Edition) IARC0003LP11 Makaya McCraven - In The Moment (IA11 Edition) IARC0017LP11 Ben LaMar Gay - Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun (IA11 Edition) All three LPs will be in stores March 28th, and are available for preorder on our Bandcamp page now. International Anthem is proud to present this special event series in Chicago, focusing on a different album from our catalog on the last Monday of every month across 2025 at the Hungry Brain. Each 11 of 11 event will feature deep listening of an album, followed by a small group of musicians performing an interpretation of that album. The 11 of 11 event on Monday March 31st will feature a full listening to Rob Mazurek's minimalist masterpiece Alternate Moon Cycles (originally released December 2014), followed by a performance by Tromblau, with Emma Blau (trombone) and others TBA, as the musicians respond to and reinterpret the music of the album. Get tickets here. The 11 of 11 event on Monday April 28th will feature a full listening to Makaya McCraven's breakout album In The Moment (originally released January 2015), followed by a performance led by Anisha Rush (sax) in trio with Kurt Shelby (bass) and Joshua Ross (drums), as the musicians respond to and reinterpret the music of the album. Get tickets here.