UNIVERSAL BEINGS [We Jazz Magazine]

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Editor: Matti Nives and Ami Vuorinen
Publisher: We Jazz
Date Published: 2023
Country: Finland
Pages: 128
Various Artists – Universal Beings (We Jazz Magazine No. 7 / digital album, 2023) offers a rich, multidimensional celebration of Makaya McCraven’s groundbreaking “organic beat music.” This 128‑page issue presents in‑depth features—from insightful interviews with McCraven to essays on jazz luminaries—while the included digital album captures improvised sessions recorded across New York, Chicago, London, and Los Angeles. The music pulses with collective creativity, weaving ambient, hip‑hop, Afrobeat, spiritual jazz, and cosmic grooves into a unified whole. It’s a testament to cross‑cultural collaboration and the pulsating vitality of modern jazz—immersive, cerebral, and deeply rooted in community.