Jovan Alexandre, Collective Consciousness (Xippi) Stephan Crump & Mary Halvorson (Secret Keeper), Emerge (Intakt) Harris Eisenstadt, Golden State II (Songlines) James Falzone’s Renga Ensemble, The Room Is (Allos) Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas, Sound Prints (Blue Note) Myra Melford, Snowy Egret (Enja) PRISM Quartet, Heritage/Evolution (Innova) Reggie Quinerly, Invictus (Redefinition) Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project, Lines of Color: Live at
Aidan Carroll, Original Vision (Truth Revolution/Lyte) Jack DeJohnette, Made in Chicago (ECM) Duchess (Anzic) Jozef Dumoulin & The Red Hill Orchestra, Trust (Yolk) Fresh Cut Orchestra, From the Vine (ind.) Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band, Köln (Alternate Side) Albert “Tootie” Heath/Ethan Iverson/Ben Street, Philadelphia Beat (Sunnyside) Julian Lage, World’s Fair (Modern Lore) Alex Norris Organ Quartet, Extension Deadline (BJU)
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Addison Frei, Intentions (Armored) Art Hirahara, Libations & Meditations (Posi-Tone) Wayne Horvitz & The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, At the Reception (Songlines) Justin Kauflin, Dedication (Jazz Village) Tony Malaby’s Tubacello, Scorpion Eater (Clean Feed) Jack Mouse & Scott Robinson, Snakeheads & Ladybugs (Tall Grass) Sam Newsome, The Straight Horn of Africa: A Path to Liberation (ind.) Chris Potter Underground
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