From Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders and Nala Sinephro's ambient jazz excursions, to Sons of Kemet and Damon Locks' Afrobeat-infused compositions, to Emma-Jean Thackray's electro-funk-psych-jazz opus, here are some the jazz albums that stood out to us most this year...
NYC Winter Jazzfest will be back in 2022, and the lineup also features Questlove, Marc Ribot, Alan Braufman, Ben LaMar Gay, Jaimie Branch, Madison McFerrin, Makaya McCraven, Dave Harrington, Red Baraat, and lots more
Psychic Hotline will feature releases by Anjimile, Bartees Strange with Eric Slick and Ohmme, Flock of Dimes, Mountain Man, The Tallest Man on Earth, and more.
Listen to new songs by Really From, Trippie Redd/Chino Moreno/Travis Barker, Valerie June, Kid Congo, Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, Club Intl (MGMT remix), Worn, Rise Against (HEALTH remix), Elcamino/Benny the Butcher, and more