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Best New Releases, February 2: J Mascis, Burial, and more

Plus Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, and Tyshawn Sorey; meth.; J. Robbins; Liquid Mike; and Ariel Kalma, Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer

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The 20 Most Anticipated Albums of Winter 2024

The 20 albums at the top of our list for the first three months of the year.

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The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2023

From groundbreaking young talents to veterans exploring new avenues

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The 50 Best Albums of 2023

50 records from a year that overwhelmed us with great music

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The 100 Best Songs of 2023

Our favorite songs from an eclectic year

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The 34 Best Albums of 2023 So Far

Looking over the past six months of outstanding new music

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Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily : Love In Exile

A breathtaking collaboration born of improvisation

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Best New Releases, March 24: Depeche Mode, Debby Friday, and more

Plus HIRS Collective, JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown, Angel Bat Dawid, Caroline Rose, and Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily

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The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2021

Ambient jazz, protest groove and ethereal improvisation.

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Vijay Iyer/Linda May Han Oh/Tyshawn Sorey : UnEasy

The acclaimed pianist assembles a new trio and delivers a strong set of music, his most accessible in recent years.

The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2017

The soul, improvisation and spirituality of jazz in 2017.

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The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2016

Free jazz, fusion, Afrobeat and ECM.