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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of April and May 2023
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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of April and May 2023

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 / 31 May 2023

Our jazz columnist chooses the best new jazz albums of the past two months while reflecting on the passing of Ahmad Jamal and highlighting Walter Smith III.

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The Insular Jazz of Lockdown Rediscovers a Pioneering Sounds of the Past
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The Insular Jazz of Lockdown Rediscovers a Pioneering Sounds of the Past

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 / 11 January 2021

New COVID-era recordings from saxophonists Chris Potter and Ben Wendel recall pioneering work by the brilliant composer Wayne Shorter.