JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of Autumn 2023
Our jazz columnist chooses the best new jazz albums of Autumn 2023 while reflecting on a new documentary, Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity.
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The 17 Best Jazz Albums of 2023
Some of it is conventionally beautiful and some thrills by rubbing against the edges of tonality. But all of the best jazz of 2023 serves a vision.
The 13 Best Jazz Albums of 2021
Creative, improvised music in the Black American tradition remains in a state of wonder and genre-crossing excitement in the best jazz albums of 2021.
Overlooked Jazz Gems of 2016
No matter how much music I listen to every year, I miss some great records, somehow. Here are a half-dozen albums from 2016 that deserve our attention.
Darius Jones, Jazz Bohemian
With his new collaboration with French singer Emilie Lesbros, Darius Jones cements his position as a brilliant, model jazz musician in the new century.
New Riffs From Jazz Lips: From Eminem to Sun Ra
There's an unending flow of vocal jazz these days, which is a blessing and a curse. Beyond the glut of rehashed standards from 50 years ago, some original work shines.
Darius Jones: The Oversoul Manual
Jazz saxophonist Darius Jones has composed before, but you’ve never heard him make anything like this.
Darius Jones and Matthew Shipp: Cosmic Leider: The Darkseid Recital
Chamber jazz that cries, whispers, and aches beyond standard harmony but with focus and clarity despite being wholly improvised.