Favorite Jazz Albums of 2023

    I was doing a lot of work around the house, like painting, back in October and I was growing tired of my usual playlists. So I was happy when I stumbled on some 2023 jazz releases I hadn't heard. That set me off on a jazz binge over the last three months of the year which was so fun because I discovered all sorts of new stuff, enough that I could make a year-end list and mix. I hope to continue diving into new jazz artists and recordings next year. While I love all my old jazz albums from Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, etc., it was exciting to seek out new stuff the same way I am constantly on the lookout for new music in the ambient sphere or in the indie rock scene. I see so many people get hung up on the latest reissues of a classic jazz recordings that I wonder if they ever take the time to appreciate any of the excellent new music being released. Full list of my favorite Jazz Albums of 2023 in alphabetical order: Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light Anja Lauvdal - Farewell to Faraway Friends (wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23) Arooj Aftab, Vijay lyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Les Egares Dave Easley - Ballads Daniel Villarreal - Lados B Dhafer Youssef - Street of Minarets EABS & Jaubiln - Search of a Better Tomorrow Eli Keszler - LIVE Fire! Orchestra - Echoes Girls in Airports - How It is Now Kamaal Williams - Stings Mette Henriette - Drifting Pat Metheny - Dream Box Peace Flag Ensemble - Astral Plains Peter Somuah - Letter to the Universe Phi-Psonics - Octava Scree - Jasmine On A Night In July Scrimshire - Paroxysm Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Dance of the Elders Yoni Mayraz - Dybbuk Tse! Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music   LINKS TO EACH ALBUM:   Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light: https://ancientinfinityorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/river-of-light   Anja Lauvdal - Farewell to Faraway Friends (wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23): https://anjalauvdal.bandcamp.com/album/farewell-to-faraway-friends-vol-1-2   Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile: https://shop.loveinexile.net/   Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Les Egares: https://sissokosegalparisienpeirani.bandcamp.com/album/les-gar-s-3   Dave Easley - Ballads: https://daveeasley.bandcamp.com/album/ballads   Daniel Villarreal - Lados B: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/lados-b   Dhafer Youssef - Street of Minarets: https://www.amazon.com/Street-Minarets-Dhafer-Youssef/dp/B0BLFKCLQ4   EABS & Jaubiln - Search of a Better Tomorrow: https://eabs.bandcamp.com/album/in-search-of-a-better-tomorrow   Eli Keszler - LIVE: https://elikeszler.bandcamp.com/album/live   Fire! Orchestra - Echoes: https://fireorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/echoes   Girls in Airports - How It is Now: https://girlsinairports.bandcamp.com/album/how-it-is-now   Kamaal Williams - Stings: https://kamaalwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/stings-2   Mette Henriette - Drifting: https://ecmrecords.com/product/drifting-mette-henriette/   Pat Metheny - Dream Box: https://stores.portmerch.com/patmetheny/   Peace Flag Ensemble - Astral Plains: https://peaceflagensemble.bandcamp.com/album/astral-plains   Peter Somuah - Letter to the Universe: https://actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/letter-to-the-universe-2   Phi-Psonics - Octava: https://phi-psonics.bandcamp.com/album/octava   Scree - Jasmine On A Night In July: https://screeband.bandcamp.com/album/jasmine-on-a-night-in-july   Scrimshire - Paroxysm: https://scrimshire.bandcamp.com/album/paroxysm   Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Dance of the Elders: https://ecmrecords.com/product/dance-of-the-elders-wolfgang-muthspiel-scott-colley-brian-blade/   Yoni Mayraz - Dybbuk Tse!: https://yonimayraz.bandcamp.com/album/dybbuk-tse   Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music: https://yussefdayes.bandcamp.com/album/black-classical-m