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The 13 Best Jazz Albums of 2021

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.

Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days Groove Across Musical Landscapes on ‘El Maquech’

Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days Groove Across Musical Landscapes on ‘El Maquech’

Trumpeter Adam O'Farrill' is back with his piano-less quartet, putting together a set of tunes that groove across varied musical landscapes, and showing a trumpet technique that is expressively brilliant.

No Piano, Please!

No Piano, Please!

Four recent releases demonstrate the stylistic range and power of jazz that isn't hemmed in by chords.

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